asilo

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See also: asiló

Hiligaynon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

asílo

  1. asylum, protection, shelter, refuge

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

asilo m (plural asili)

  1. (education) nursery, nursery school
    Synonyms: nido, scuola materna
  2. (politics) asylum
  3. shelter, refuge
    Synonym: rifugio

Further reading[edit]

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

Anagrams[edit]

Latin[edit]

Noun[edit]

asīlō

  1. dative/ablative singular of asīlus

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • asilo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Hiligaynon: asilo

Verb[edit]

asilo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of asilar
  2. second-person singular voseo imperative of asir combined with lo

Further reading[edit]

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish asilo.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: a‧si‧lo
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈsilo/, [ʔɐˈsi.lo]

Noun[edit]

asilo

  1. asylum; refuge

See also[edit]