asilo

See also: asiló

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish asilo, from Latin asylum, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλον (ásulon).

Noun

asílo

1. asylum, protection, shelter, refuge

Italian

Etymology

From Latin asylum, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλον (ásulon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈzi.lo/
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Hyphenation: a‧sì‧lo

Noun

asilo m (plural asili)

1. (education) nursery, nursery school

   Synonyms: nido, scuola materna, scuola dell'infanzia

2. (politics) asylum
3. shelter, refuge

   Synonym: rifugio

Further reading

• asilo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• Aliso, asoli, isola, solai

Latin

Noun

asīlō

1. dative/ablative singular of asīlus

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin asȳlum, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλον (ásulon).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈzi.lu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈzi.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈzi.lo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈzi.lu/

• Hyphenation: a‧si‧lo

Noun

asilo m (plural asilos)

1. asylum
2. refuge, shelter
3. old people's home, rest home, nursing home (a place of residence for people who require assistance from carers)
4. old people's home, retirement village, retirement home, residence for the elderly (a place of residence for people who require little or no assistance from carers)

Derived terms

• asilar

Further reading

• “asilo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Etymology 2

Verb

asilo

1. first-person singular present indicative of asilar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈsilo/ [aˈsi.lo]
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Syllabification: a‧si‧lo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin asylum, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλον (ásulon).

Noun

asilo m (plural asilos)

1. shelter, refuge
2. asylum (home)
3. asylum (political asylum)

   Synonym: asilo político

4. (usually derogatory) old people's home, rest home, nursing home (a place of residence for people who require assistance from carers)

   Synonyms: residencia, residencia de mayores, residencia de ancianos

5. (usually derogatory) old people's home, retirement village, retirement home, residence for the elderly (a place of residence for people who require little or no assistance from carers)

   Synonyms: residencia, residencia de mayores, residencia de ancianos

Derived terms

• asilar
• asilo de ancianos
• asilo nocturno
• asilo político
• derecho de asilo

Descendants

• → Hiligaynon: asilo

Etymology 2

Verb

asilo

1. first-person singular present indicative of asilar

Etymology 3

Verb

asilo

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of asir combined with lo

Further reading

• “asilo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish asilo, from Latin asylum, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλον (ásulon).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ʔaˈsilo/ [ʔɐˈsiː.lo]
    • Rhymes: -ilo
    • Homophone: asilo
  • IPA^(key): /ˈʔasilo/ [ˌʔaː.sɪˈlo]
    • Rhymes: -asilo
• Syllabification: a‧si‧lo

Noun

asilo or ásiló (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜒᜎᜓ)

1. asylum; refuge

See also

• ampunan
• ospisyo

Further reading

• “asilo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018