-ло

See also: ло and Appendix:Variations of "lo"

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

-ало (-alo)
-ело (-elo)
-ило (-ilo)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-dlo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [-ɫɔ]

Suffix

-ло • (-lo) n

Forms deverbal nouns denoting a tool or instrument
Synonym: -ич (-ič)

‎ши́я (šíja, “to sew”) + ‎-ло (-lo) → ‎ши́ло (šílo, “awl”)

‎жи́ля (žílja, “to sting”) + ‎-ло (-lo) → ‎жи́ло (žílo, “stinger”)

‎ора́ (orá, “to plough”) + ‎-ло (-lo) → ‎ра́ло (rálo, “a plough”)

Derived terms

Bulgarian terms suffixed with -ло

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-dlo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɫɔ]

Suffix

-ло • (-lo) n

Suffix appended to verbs to create a neuter noun.
‎брои (broi, “to count”) + ‎-ло (-lo) → ‎броило (broilo, “meter”)

‎вози (vozi, “to drive”) + ‎-ло (-lo) → ‎возило (vozilo, “vehicle”)

‎лепи (lepi, “to stick, to glue”) + ‎-ло (-lo) → ‎лепило (lepilo, “glue”)

‎лета (leta, “to fly”) + ‎-ло (-lo) → ‎летало (letalo, “aircraft (any flying machine), kite”)

Derived terms

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-dlo.

Pronunciation

-ло: IPA^(key): [ɫə]
-ло́: IPA^(key): [ˈɫo]

Suffix

-ло or -ло́ • (-lo or -ló)

Suffix appended to verbs to create a neuter noun, normally denoting a tool.
‎точи́ть (točítʹ, “to sharpen, to hone”) + ‎-ло (-lo) → ‎точи́ло (točílo, “whetstone, grindstone”)

‎ора́ть (orátʹ, “to plow”) + ‎-ло (-lo) → ‎ора́ло (orálo, “plowshare”) (archaic)

‎мыть (mytʹ, “to wash”) + ‎-ло (-lo) → ‎мы́ло (mýlo, “soap”)

‎скреб- (skreb-, “to scrape”) + ‎-ло́ (-ló) → ‎скребло́ (skrebló, “scraper”)

‎ме́рить (méritʹ, “to measure”) + ‎-ло (-lo) → ‎мери́ло (merílo, “standard, criterion; measure”)
Suffix appended to verbs or sometimes other words to create a colloquial or slang neuter noun with various meanings.
‎буха́ть (buxátʹ, “to booze, to drink”) (colloquial) + ‎-ло́ (-ló) → ‎бухло́ (buxló, “booze, alcoholic drinks”) (colloquial)

‎треп(а́ться) (trep(átʹsja), “to blab, to blabber”) (colloquial) + ‎-ло́ (-ló) → ‎трепло́ (trepló, “garrulous person, boastful person, liar”) (colloquial)

‎еба́ть (jebátʹ, “to fuck”) (vulgar) + ‎-ло (-lo) → ‎еба́ло (jebálo, “face, mug”) (vulgar)

‎ба́б(ки) (báb(ki), “money”) (slang) + ‎-ло́ (-ló) → ‎бабло́ (babló, “money, dough”) (slang)

Declension

Declension of -ло, -ло́ (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-a/b)

	singular	plural
nominative	-ло, -ло́ -lo, -ló	-ла, -ла́ -la, -lá
genitive	-ла, -ла́ -la, -lá	-л -l
dative	-лу, -лу́ -lu, -lú	-лам, -ла́м -lam, -lám
accusative	-ло, -ло́ -lo, -ló	-ла, -ла́ -la, -lá
instrumental	-лом, -ло́м -lom, -lóm	-лами, -ла́ми -lami, -lámi
prepositional	-ле, -ле́ -le, -lé	-лах, -ла́х -lax, -láx

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian

Suffix

-ло (Latin spelling -lo)

Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually denoting senses or objects, used as a pejorative or as an abstract noun.
Suffix appended to words to create a masculine or neuter noun, usually for forming diminutives, pejoratives, abstract nouns and for denoting a tool.

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

-ло: IPA^(key): [ ɫɔ]
-ло́: IPA^(key): [ ˈɫɔ]

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-trom

Proto-Slavic *-dlo

Ukrainian -ло

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-dlo, from Proto-Indo-European *-trom, from *-tḗr.

Suffix

-́ло or -ло́ • (-́lo or -ló) n inan

Suffix appended to verbs to create a neuter noun, normally denoting a tool.
‎точи́ти (točýty, “to sharpen, to hone”) + ‎-ло (-lo) → ‎точи́ло (točýlo, “whetstone, grindstone”)

‎ора́ти (oráty, “to plow”) + ‎-ло (-lo) → ‎ора́ло (orálo, “plowshare”) (archaic)

‎ми́ти (mýty, “to wash”) + ‎-ло (-lo) → ‎ми́ло (mýlo, “soap”)

‎скребти (skrebty, “to scrape”) + ‎-ло́ (-ló) → ‎скребло́ (skrebló, “scraper”)

‎міряти (mirjaty, “to measure”) + ‎-ло (-lo) → ‎міри́ло (mirýlo, “standard, criterion; measure”)
Suffix appended to verbs or sometimes other words to create a colloquial or slang neuter noun with various meanings.
‎буха́ти (buxáty, “to booze, to drink”) (colloquial) + ‎-ло́ (-ló) → ‎бухло́ (buxló, “booze, alcoholic drinks”) (colloquial)

‎їба́ти (jibáty, “to fuck”) (vulgar) + ‎-ло (-lo) → ‎їба́ло (jibálo, “face, mug”) (vulgar)

Declension

Declension of *-ло́*
(inan hard neut-form accent-d)
	singular	plural
nominative	-ло́ -ló	-ла́ -lá
genitive	-ла́ -lá	-́л -́l
dative	-лу́ -lú	-ла́м -lám
accusative	-ло́ -ló	-ла́ -lá
instrumental	-ло́м -lóm	-ла́ми -lámy
locative	-лі́ -lí	-ла́х -láx
vocative	-ло́ -ló	-ла́ -lá

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *-lo

Ukrainian -ло

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-lo. Cognate Polish -ło.

Suffix

-ло • (-lo) n anim

forms neuter nouns
‎чуди́ти (čudýty) + ‎-ло (-lo) → ‎чуди́ло (čudýlo)

Declension

Declension of *-ло́*
(pers hard neut-form accent-a)
	singular	plural
nominative	-ло́ -ló	-ла́ -lá
genitive	-ла́ -lá	-́л -́l
dative	-ло́ві, -лу́ -lóvi, -lú	-ла́м -lám
accusative	-ло́, -ла́ -ló, -lá	-́л -́l
instrumental	-ло́м -lóm	-ла́ми -lámy
locative	-ло́ві, -лі́ -lóvi, -lí	-ла́х -láx
vocative	-ло́ -ló	-ла́ -lá

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Suffix

-́ло • (-́lo) (masculine -в, feminine -ла)

neuter singular past indicative of -ти pf (-ty)

Derived terms

References

Лев Миха́йлович Полю́га [Lev Myxájlovyč Poljúha] (2001), Словник українських морфем [Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkyx morfem, Dictionary of Ukrainian morphemes] (in Ukrainian), Львів [Lʹviv]: Світ [Svit], →ISBN