asilo

See also: asiló

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Hellenic *ə-

Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)

Ancient Greek σύλη (súlē)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Hellenic *-os

Ancient Greek -ος (-os)

Ancient Greek ἄσυλος (ásulos)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-om

Proto-Hellenic *-on

Ancient Greek -ον (-on)

Ancient Greek ἄσυλον (ásulon)bor.

Latin asylumlbor.

Spanish asilobor.

Hiligaynon asilo

Borrowed from Spanish asilo, a learned borrowing from Latin asylum, borrowed 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 Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• Aliso, asoli, isola, solai

Latin

Noun

asīlō

1. dative/ablative singular of asīlus

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Hellenic *ə-

Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)

Ancient Greek σύλη (súlē)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Hellenic *-os

Ancient Greek -ος (-os)

Ancient Greek ἄσυλος (ásulos)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-om

Proto-Hellenic *-on

Ancient Greek -ον (-on)

Ancient Greek ἄσυλον (ásulon)bor.

Latin asȳlumlbor.

Portuguese asilo

Learned borrowing from Latin asȳlum, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄσυλον (ásulon).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈzi.lu/

• (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, 2008–2026

Etymology 2

Verb

asilo

1. first-person singular present indicative of asilar

Further reading

• “asilo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Hellenic *ə-

Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)

Ancient Greek σύλη (súlē)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Hellenic *-os

Ancient Greek -ος (-os)

Ancient Greek ἄσυλος (ásulos)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-om

Proto-Hellenic *-on

Ancient Greek -ον (-on)

Ancient Greek ἄσυλον (ásulon)bor.

Latin asylumlbor.

Spanish asilo

Learned borrowing from Latin asylum, borrowed 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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Hellenic *ə-

Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)

Ancient Greek σύλη (súlē)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Hellenic *-os

Ancient Greek -ος (-os)

Ancient Greek ἄσυλος (ásulos)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-om

Proto-Hellenic *-on

Ancient Greek -ον (-on)

Ancient Greek ἄσυλον (ásulon)bor.

Latin asylumlbor.

Spanish asilobor.

Tagalog asilo

Borrowed from Spanish asilo, a learned borrowing from Latin asylum, borrowed 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, 2018