-ilo
Esperanto
[edit]Etymology
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From Proto-Slavic *-dlo and Proto-Germanic *-ilaz. Compare Russian -ло (-lo) and Polish -dło, English, Dutch, and German -el, as well as Old Norse -ill.
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-ilo
- an instrument, a tool for performing the action of the root
Derived terms
[edit]Ido
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Back-formation from utensilo (“utensil, tool, instrument”).[1]
Suffix
[edit]-ilo
- A suffix used with a verbal root to denote an instrument, tool, or means of performing an action.
- fotografar (“to photograph”) + -ilo → fotografilo (“camera”)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]Serbo-Croatian
[edit]Etymology
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Suffix
[edit]-ilo (Cyrillic spelling -ило)
- Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually denoting senses or objects, used as a pejorative or as an abstract noun.
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -ilo | -ila |
| genitive | -ila | -ila |
| dative | -ilu | -ilima |
| accusative | -ilo | -ila |
| vocative | -ilo | -ila |
| locative | -ilu | -ilima |
| instrumental | -ilom | -ilima |
See also
[edit]Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood(s), material(s), matter, subject”) through French -yle, like English -yl.
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-ilo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ilos)
Further reading
[edit]- “-ilo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
Categories:
- Esperanto terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Esperanto terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Esperanto terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Esperanto terms derived from Russian
- Esperanto terms derived from German
- Esperanto 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Esperanto/ilo
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- Esperanto lemmas
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- Ido back-formations
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- Serbo-Croatian lemmas
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- Spanish terms derived from Ancient Greek
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- Rhymes:Spanish/ilo
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