luo

See also Luo, luō, luó, luǒ, and luò

Esperanto

Etymology

From French louer.

Noun

luo (accusative luon)

1. rent

For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.

Finnish

(index lu)

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈluo(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -uo
• Hyphenation: luo

Etymology 1

Postposition

luo

1. (of movement) to, (with a person's home or some such as an object) to ('s place):

   • Miehen luo tuli nainen.
     • A woman came to the man.
   • Menin Pekan luo. (cf. luona)
     • I went to Pekka's place.

Inflection

Declension of luo noun case singular plural adverbial form singular plural nominative luo- – superessive – – genitive – – delative – – partitive luota – sublative – – accusative – – lative luo – inessive – – temporal – – elative – – causative – – illative – – multiplicative – – adessive – – distributive – – ablative – – temp. dist. – – allative – – prolative – – essive luona – situative – – translative luokse – oppositive – – instructive – – abessive – – comitative – –

Synonyms

• (to; to sb's place) luokse, tykö

Antonyms

• (to; to sb's place) luota, tyköä

Related terms

• See the inflection table.

Etymology 2

inflected form of luoda

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: luo
• Rhymes: juo, suo, tuo
• IPA: /ˈluoː/

Verb

luo

1. Third-preson singular indicative present form of luoda.

   • Hän luo jotakin uutta.
     • S/he is creating something new.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: luo
• Rhymes: juo, suo, tuo
• IPA: /ˈluo(ʔ)/

Verb

luo

1. Indicative present connegative form of luoda.

   • (Minä) en/ (Sinä) et/ Hän ei/ (Me) emme/ (Te) ette/ He eivät luo mitään.
     • I/You/We/You/They don't / She/He doesn't create anything.

2. Second-person singular imperative present form of luoda.

   • Luo!
     • Create!

3. Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of luoda.

   • Älä luo!
     • Don't create!

Anagrams

• clou

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Latin

Etymology 1

From a Proto-Indo-European source; compare Ancient Greek λούω (louō), Latin lavō, luere (“smear”), lutum (“mud”), lues (“filth”), Old Irish loth (“mud, dirt”), Lithuanian [lutynas (“pool, puddle”).

Verb

present active luō, present infinitive luere, perfect active luī. (no supine)

1. I wash.
2. I cleanse, purge.

Inflection

    Third Conjugation No Passive

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	luō	luis	luit	luimus	luitis	luunt
	future	luam	luēs	luet	luēmus	luētis	luent
	imperfect	luēbam	luēbās	luēbat	luēbāmus	luēbātis	luēbant
	perfect	luī	luistī	luit	luimus	luistis	luērunt
	future perfect	luerō	lueris	luerit	luerimus	lueritis	luerint
	pluperfect	lueram	luerās	luerat	luerāmus	luerātis	luerant
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	luam	luās	luat	luāmus	luātis	luant
	imperfect	luerem	luerēs	lueret	luerēmus	luerētis	luerent
	perfect	luerim	luerīs	luerit	luerīmus	luerītis	luerint
	pluperfect	luissem	luissēs	luisset	luissēmus	luissētis	luissent
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	lue	luitō	luitō	—	—	—
	plural	luite	luitōte	luuntō	—	—	—
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		luere	luisse	—	—	—	—
participles		luēns (luentis)	—	—	—	—	—

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European. Cognate with Ancient Greek λύω (luō), English loose.

Verb

present active luō, present infinitive luere, perfect active luī. (no supine)

1. I expiate.
2. I pay.
3. I suffer.
4. I satisfy.

Inflection

    Third Conjugation No Passive

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	luō	luis	luit	luimus	luitis	luunt
	future	luam	luēs	luet	luēmus	luētis	luent
	imperfect	luēbam	luēbās	luēbat	luēbāmus	luēbātis	luēbant
	perfect	luī	luistī	luit	luimus	luistis	luērunt
	future perfect	luerō	lueris	luerit	luerimus	lueritis	luerint
	pluperfect	lueram	luerās	luerat	luerāmus	luerātis	luerant
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	luam	luās	luat	luāmus	luātis	luant
	imperfect	luerem	luerēs	lueret	luerēmus	luerētis	luerent
	perfect	luerim	luerīs	luerit	luerīmus	luerītis	luerint
	pluperfect	luissem	luissēs	luisset	luissēmus	luissētis	luissent
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	lue	luitō	luitō	—	—	—
	plural	luite	luitōte	luuntō	—	—	—
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		luere	luisse	—	—	—	—
participles		luēns (luentis)	—	—	—	—	—

References

• luo in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879

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Mandarin

Romanization

luo (form of luo0 or luo5)

1. See 啧
2. See 罗
3. See 羀

Romanization

luo

1. Nonstandard spelling of luō.
2. Nonstandard spelling of luó.
3. Nonstandard spelling of luǒ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of luò.

Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.