-lo

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

Finnish

Etymology

From earlier -la-i, from -la +‎ -i.

Suffix

-lo (front vowel harmony variant -lö, linguistic notation -lO)

1. Forms various nouns.

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -lo

---

Italian

Pronoun

-lo

1. enclitic form of lo; appended to present active infinitive verb forms to derive accusative forms when the object is third singular masculine person

   dare (“to give”) → darlo (“to give him”)

   vendere (“to sell”) → venderlo (“to sell him”)

   servire (“to serve”) → servirlo (“to serve him”)

2. enclitic form of lo; appended to second singular person imperative forms

   mangia (“eat!”) → mangialo (“eat him!”)

Usage notes

The final -e of the original infinitive is removed :

-are → -arlo

-ere → -erlo

-ire → -irlo

Where the verb ends in -rre, the final re is removed, leaving behind just an -r:

introdurre (“to introduce”) → introdurlo (“to introduce him”)

In any case, after the suffixation, there is only a single r and no vowels immediately before -lo.

---

Latin

Suffix

1. dative masculine singular of -lus
2. dative neuter singular of -lus
3. ablative masculine singular of -lus
4. ablative neuter singular of -lus

---

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-dlo.

Suffix

-lo (Cyrillic spelling -ло)

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

See also

• -alo
• -ilo