alou

See also: a lóu and ⲁⲗⲟⲩ

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin allōdium, from Frankish *allaaud.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈlɔw]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈlɔw]

Noun

alou m (plural alous)

1. allodium

Related terms

• alodial

Further reading

• “alou”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “alou”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “alou” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “alou” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈalou̯]

Interjection

alou

1. move!, go!

   Synonyms: hybaj, šup, marš, hajdy, ala

   Alou domů! ― Go home!

   Alou ven! ― Get out!

Further reading

• “alou”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “alou”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈlo(w)/ [aˈlo(ʊ̯)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈlo(w)/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈlo(w)/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈlow/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈlo/

• Homophone: alô (Brazil)

Verb

alou

1. third-person singular preterite indicative of alar