ló

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lo"

Ebughu

Verb

ló

1. to bite

Further reading

• Bruce Connell, Lower Cross Wordlist

Emilian

Etymology

From Late Latin illūi, from Latin illī (dative singular of ille), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“beyond, other”). Cognates include French lui.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlo/
• Hyphenation: ló

Pronoun

ló (personal, disjunctive case)

1. he, him (emphatic form)

Related terms

Emilian personal pronouns (strong forms)

Number	Person		disjunctive (tonic)	nominative (subject)	accusative (direct complement)	dative (indirect complement)	reflexive	comitative (with)
singular	first		mè	a	me			mêg
	second		tè	et	te			têg
	third	m	ló	al		ge	se	sêg
		f	lê	la
plural	first	m	nuēter	a	se			nōsk
		f	nuētri
	second	m	vuēter	a	ve			vōsk
		f	vuētri
	third	m	lôr	i		ge	se	sêg
		f		el	li

Enwang

Verb

ló

1. to bite

Further reading

• Bruce Connell, Lower Cross Wordlist

Ghomala'

Verb

ló alternate of dó

1. to be full

   Luŋga ló. ― The bucket is full.

2. to fill, to make full?

   Shyə̌ ló luŋgá. ― The water filled the bucket.

3. to ask for

   Gaə̌ ló ŋkáp bí mâ á. ― I asked for money from my mother.

See also

• bim
• lónyə ŋwə́
• lónyə̀ (“to be chubby/fat”)
• lónyə́ (“to fill up/complete”)
• lótə̀ (“to ask around”)
• tsɔ̀pnyə
• ŋwə́ pəmkɛ́

References

• Erika Eichholzer et al., editors (2002), Dictionnaire Ghomala’ (in French)

Gokana

Noun

ló

1. salt

References

• R. Blench, Comparative Ogonic

Hungarian

ló (sense 1)

ló (sense 2)

ló (sense 3)

Etymology

From Proto-Ugric *luɣǝ, possibly from Proto-Tocharian *l(ə)wa (“prey, livestock”) (whence Tocharian B luwo (“animal”)). Compare Northern Mansi лув (luv) and Eastern Khanty ԓӑв (łăw).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈloː]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -loː

Noun

ló (plural lovak)

2. horse

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ló

4. (chess) knight

   Synonym: huszár

6. (gymnastics) pommel horse

Declension

Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	ló	lovak
accusative	lovat	lovakat
dative	lónak	lovaknak
instrumental	lóval	lovakkal
causal-final	lóért	lovakért
translative	lóvá	lovakká
terminative	lóig	lovakig
essive-formal	lóként	lovakként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	lóban	lovakban
superessive	lovon	lovakon
adessive	lónál	lovaknál
illative	lóba	lovakba
sublative	lóra	lovakra
allative	lóhoz	lovakhoz
elative	lóból	lovakból
delative	lóról	lovakról
ablative	lótól	lovaktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	lóé	lovaké
non-attributive possessive – plural	lóéi	lovakéi

Possessive forms of ló

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	lovam	lovaim
2nd person sing.	lovad	lovaid
3rd person sing.	lova	lovai
1st person plural	lovunk	lovaink
2nd person plural	lovatok	lovaitok
3rd person plural	lovuk	lovaik

Derived terms

• lovag
• lovagol
• lovas
• lovász

Compound words

• csataló
• faló
• hintaló
• lóápolás
• lócitrom
• lódarázs
• lóerő
• lófajta
• lófarok
• lófasz
• lóhát
• lóhere
• lóhús
• lókupec
• lólengés
• lóöszvér
• lópatkó
• lópokróc
• lószar
• lószerszám
• lótakaró
• lótolvaj
• lótúró
• lóverseny
• lóversenyzés
• póniló
• versenyló
• víziló

Expressions

• ajándék lónak ne nézd a fogát
• állatorvosi ló
• dolgozik, mint egy ló
• elszalad vele a ló
• ha nincs ló, jó a szamár is
• lóvá tesz
• rossz lóra tesz

See also

Chess pieces in Hungarian · sakkfigurák, sakkbábuk (layout · text)
király	vezér (királynő)	bástya (rare: torony)	futó (futár)	huszár (ló)	gyalog (paraszt)

Further reading

• ló in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Anagrams

• ól

Icelandic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wlōhō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /louː/
• Rhymes: -ouː

Noun

ló f (genitive singular lóar, nominative plural lær)

1. pill, bobble (small defect on woollen clothing)
2. nap, pile (of cloth or wool)
3. fine hair, down

   Synonym: hýjungur

4. shoots, new plants

   Synonyms: nýgræðingur, gróðurnál

5. dustball

Declension

Declension of ló (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ló	lóin	lær	lærnar
accusative	ló	lóna	lær	lærnar
dative	ló	lónni	lóm	lónum
genitive	lóar	lóarinnar	lóa	lónna

Derived terms

• lófótur (“common mare's tail (Hippuris vulgaris)”)

Ilue

Verb

ló

1. to bite

Further reading

• Bruce Connell, Lower Cross Wordlist

Irish

Noun

ló m

1. (archaic or dialectal) dative singular of lá

Khiamniungan Naga

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔ⁵⁵/

Verb

ló

1. (Patsho) To set at certain degree, amount of time, price, distance etc.

Derived terms

• chāiló (“to set a price”)

Okobo

Verb

ló

1. to bite

Further reading

• Bruce Connell, Lower Cross Wordlist

Old Irish

Noun

ló

1. dative singular of lá

Mutation

Mutation of ló

radical	lenition	nasalization
ló also lló in h-prothesis environments	ló pronounced with /l-/	ló also lló

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *lauhō f, *lauhaz m, from Proto-Indo-European *lówkos, from the root *lewk- (“bright, to shine”). Cognate with Latin lūcus and Lithuanian laũkas.

Noun

ló f (genitive lóar, plural lóar)

1. clearing, meadow

Declension

Declension of ló (strong ō-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ló	lóin	lóar	lóarnar
accusative	ló	lóna	lóar	lóarnar
dative	ló	lónni	lóm	lónum
genitive	lóar	lóarinnar	lóa	lóanna

Derived terms

• Folló
• Hafrsló
• Ósló

Descendants

• Icelandic: ló
• Faroese: lón
• Norwegian Nynorsk: lo f
• Norwegian Bokmål: lo f
• Swedish: löt

Further reading

• J.Fritzners ordbok over Det gamle norske sprog, dvs. norrøn ordbok ("J.Fritnzer's dictionary of the old Norwegian language, i.e. Old Norse dictionary"), on ló.
• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “ló”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

• lóa

Noun

ló f (genitive lóar, plural lœr)

1. (golden) plover

Declension

Declension of ló (strong consonant stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ló	lóin	lœr	lœrnar
accusative	ló	lóna	lœr	lœrnar
dative	ló	lónni	lóm	lónum
genitive	lóar	lóarinnar	lóa	lóanna

Descendants

• Faroese: lógv f
• Icelandic: ló f, lóa f
• Norwegian:
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lo f
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lo m or f

Etymology 3

Verb

ló

1. first/third-person singular past indicative active of ljúga

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “ló”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 278; also available at the Internet Archive

Oro

Verb

ló

1. to bite

Further reading

• Bruce Connell, Lower Cross Wordlist

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlɔ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlɔ/

• Hyphenation: ló

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French lof, from Dutch loef.

Noun

ló m (plural lós)

1. (nautical) luff (windward side of a ship)

   Synonym: barlavento

Derived terms

• de ló
• virar de ló

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

ló m (plural lós)

1. a type of thin fabric

Etymology 3

Possibly from Mandarin 鑼 / 锣 (luó).

Noun

ló m (plural lós)

1. (music) gong (Chinese percussion instrument)

See also

• pão de ló

Further reading

• “ló”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “ló”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “ló”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “ló”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Uda

Verb

ló

1. to bite

Further reading

• Bruce Connell, Lower Cross Wordlist

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lɔ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lɔ˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [lɔ˦˥]
• (Vinh) IPA^(key): [lɔ˩]

Etymology 1

Verb

ló • (露, 嚕)

1. to appear; to heave; to come into sight

Derived terms

• lấp ló
• ló dạng

Etymology 2

Noun

(classifier cây) ló

1. North Central Vietnam form of lúa (“rice”)