idolo

See also: ídolo

Esperanto

Etymology

Derived from Old French idole, from Latin īdōlum (“image, form”), from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon), from εἶδος (eîdos, “form, shape”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iˈdolo]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -olo
• Hyphenation: i‧do‧lo

Noun

idolo (accusative singular idolon, plural idoloj, accusative plural idolojn)

1. idol (false god)
2. idol (venerated object or person)

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto idolo, English idol, French idole, German Idol, Italian idolo, Russian и́дол (ídol), Spanish ídolo, most from Latin īdōlum (except Russian), all from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈdo.lo/

Noun

idolo (plural idoli)

1. (also figurative) idol (venerated object, person or idea)

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.do.lo/
• Rhymes: -idolo
• Hyphenation: ì‧do‧lo

Noun

idolo m (plural idoli)

1. idol

Related terms

• idolatrare
• idolatria
• idoleggiare

Anagrams

• diolo

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Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) īdōlō

1. dative/ablative singular of īdōlum

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Northern Ndebele

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ídolo class 5 (plural ámádolo class 6)

1. knee

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Southern Ndebele

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ídolo class 5 (plural ámádolo class 6)

1. knee

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ídolo.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: i‧do‧lo
• IPA^(key): /ˌʔidoˈlo/, [ˌʔiː.d̪oˈlo]

Noun

idolo

1. idol (graven image of anything worshipped)
2. idol (person that one looks up to)

   Synonym: (slang) lodi

Related terms

• idolatriya
• idolatra
• idolatrahin

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Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íd̥o̤ːlo]

Noun

ídolo class 5 (plural ámádolo class 6)

1. knee

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íːdoːlo/

Noun

ī́dolo class 5 (plural amádolo class 6)

1. knee

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	idolo	amadolo
Locative	edolweni	emadolweni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	idolo		amadolo
Simple form	lidolo		madolo
Locative	edolweni		emadolweni
Copulative	yidolo		ngamadolo
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wedolo	owedolo	wamadolo	owamadolo
Class 2	bedolo	abedolo	bamadolo	abamadolo
Class 3	wedolo	owedolo	wamadolo	owamadolo
Class 4	yedolo	eyedolo	yamadolo	eyamadolo
Class 5	ledolo	eledolo	lamadolo	elamadolo
Class 6	edolo	awedolo	amadolo	awamadolo
Class 7	sedolo	esedolo	samadolo	esamadolo
Class 8	zedolo	ezedolo	zamadolo	ezamadolo
Class 9	yedolo	eyedolo	yamadolo	eyamadolo
Class 10	zedolo	ezedolo	zamadolo	ezamadolo
Class 11	lwedolo	olwedolo	lwamadolo	olwamadolo
Class 14	bedolo	obedolo	bamadolo	obamadolo
Class 15	kwedolo	okwedolo	kwamadolo	okwamadolo
Class 17	kwedolo	okwedolo	kwamadolo	okwamadolo

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-dolo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-dolo (3.2.9.9)”