palo

See also: Palo, palò, Pâlo, Paľo, and pało

Albanian

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-. Latin paucus (“few, little”), pauper (“poor”), paulus (“small”), parvus (“small”), Old Armenian փոքր (pʻokʻr) and Old English fēaw (English few). However only Ancient Greek φαῦλος (phaûlos) has the exact meaning, suggesting that probably both words have a common substrate origin and are not related to the PIE root.

Adjective

palo (feminine paloe)

1. wicked, lacking morals

Usage notes

1. This is one of the few words that does not require an adjectival article.

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Chavacano

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Spanish palo (“stick”), from Latin pālus (“stake”), from Proto-Italic *pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-slos, from *peh₂ǵ-.

Noun

palò

1. wood
2. tree

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Finnish

Etymology

From the verb palaa (“to burn”) +‎ -o.

Noun

palo

1. fire (event of something burning, an occurrence of fire)

   Jotkut kemikaalipalot ovat hankalia sammuttaa.

   Some chemical fires are difficult to put out.

2. ardor (great warmth of feeling)

   tunteen palo ― fervor, passion (lit. fire of feeling)

3. (baseball, pesäpallo) out
4. (cricket) dismissal

Declension

Inflection of palo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		palo	palot
genitive		palon	palojen
partitive		paloa	paloja
illative		paloon	paloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		palo	palot
accusative	nom.	palo	palot
	gen.	palon
genitive		palon	palojen
partitive		paloa	paloja
inessive		palossa	paloissa
elative		palosta	paloista
illative		paloon	paloihin
adessive		palolla	paloilla
ablative		palolta	paloilta
allative		palolle	paloille
essive		palona	paloina
translative		paloksi	paloiksi
abessive		palotta	paloitta
instructive		—	paloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of palo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative paloni paloni accusative nom. paloni paloni gen. paloni genitive paloni palojeni partitive paloani palojani inessive palossani paloissani elative palostani paloistani illative palooni paloihini adessive palollani paloillani ablative paloltani paloiltani allative palolleni paloilleni essive palonani paloinani translative palokseni paloikseni abessive palottani paloittani instructive — — comitative — paloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative palosi palosi accusative nom. palosi palosi gen. palosi genitive palosi palojesi partitive paloasi palojasi inessive palossasi paloissasi elative palostasi paloistasi illative paloosi paloihisi adessive palollasi paloillasi ablative paloltasi paloiltasi allative palollesi paloillesi essive palonasi paloinasi translative paloksesi paloiksesi abessive palottasi paloittasi instructive — — comitative — paloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative palomme palomme accusative nom. palomme palomme gen. palomme genitive palomme palojemme partitive paloamme palojamme inessive palossamme paloissamme elative palostamme paloistamme illative paloomme paloihimme adessive palollamme paloillamme ablative paloltamme paloiltamme allative palollemme paloillemme essive palonamme paloinamme translative paloksemme paloiksemme abessive palottamme paloittamme instructive — — comitative — paloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative palonne palonne accusative nom. palonne palonne gen. palonne genitive palonne palojenne partitive paloanne palojanne inessive palossanne paloissanne elative palostanne paloistanne illative paloonne paloihinne adessive palollanne paloillanne ablative paloltanne paloiltanne allative palollenne paloillenne essive palonanne paloinanne translative paloksenne paloiksenne abessive palottanne paloittanne instructive — — comitative — paloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative palonsa palonsa accusative nom. palonsa palonsa gen. palonsa genitive palonsa palojensa partitive paloaan paloansa palojaan palojansa inessive palossaan palossansa paloissaan paloissansa elative palostaan palostansa paloistaan paloistansa illative paloonsa paloihinsa adessive palollaan palollansa paloillaan paloillansa ablative paloltaan paloltansa paloiltaan paloiltansa allative palolleen palollensa paloilleen paloillensa essive palonaan palonansa paloinaan paloinansa translative palokseen paloksensa paloikseen paloiksensa abessive palottaan palottansa paloittaan paloittansa instructive — — comitative — paloineen paloinensa

Synonyms

• (fire): tulipalo

Compounds

• latvapalo
• maailmanpalo
• maastopalo
• metsäpalo
• miljoonapalo
• paloaika
• paloala
• paloasema
• paloaukio
• paloauto
• paloeriste
• paloeristys
• paloesimies
• palohaava
• palohaka
• paloharjoitus
• palohälytin
• palohälytys
• paloikkuna
• paloilmoitin
• paloilmoitus
• palojärjestys
• palokaasu
• palokaivo
• palokalusto
• palokatu
• palokello
• palokirves
• palokuja
• palokunta
• palokuolema
• palokypärä
• palokärki
• palokärpäset
• palolaitos
• palolattia
• palolautakunta
• paloletku
• palolevy
• palolinja
• paloluokka
• paloluukku
• palomestari
• palomiehistö
• palomies
• palomuuri
• palonalku
• palonarka
• palonestoaine
• palonkestävä
• palonsammutus
• palontorjunta
• palo-opisto
• palo-osasto
• palo-ovi
• palopaikka
• palopelti
• palopesäke
• palopommi
• paloposti
• palopuhe
• palopurje
• palopäällikkö
• palopäällystö
• palorakko
• palorakkula
• paloruisku
• palorypälehappo
• palosammutin
• palosammutusyksikkö
• palosanko
• palosireeni
• palosirkka
• palosotilas
• palosuojalevy
• palosuojaus
• palosuojelu
• palotarkastaja
• palotikkaat
• palotila
• palotoimi
• palotorni
• paloturvakaappi
• paloturvallisuus
• palouretaani
• palovaara
• palovahinko
• palovahti
• palovakuutus
• palovamma
• palovaroitin
• palovartio
• palovartiointi
• paloviina
• palovilla
• paloämpäri
• paloöljy
• tulipalo

 

Related terms

• liekki
• palaa
• roihu

 

Anagrams

• Alpo, lapo, pola

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Ingrian

Etymology

Related to Finnish palo.

Noun

palo

1. fire

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Italian

Etymology

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From Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic *pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-slos, from *peh₂ǵ-.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -alo

Noun

palo m (plural pali)

1. stake, pole, pile, spar
2. (soccer) goalpost
3. (heraldry) pale

Related terms

• impalare

Verb

palo

1. first-person singular present indicative of palare

Anagrams

• oplà

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Latin

Etymology

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From pālus (“stake”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpaː.loː/, [ˈpäːɫ̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.lo/, [ˈpäːlo]

Verb

pālō (present infinitive pālāre, perfect active pālāvī, supine pālātum); first conjugation

1. (transitive) I support with stakes, pales or props, prop up.

Conjugation

Conjugation of pālō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	pālō	pālās	pālat	pālāmus	pālātis	pālant
	imperfect	pālābam	pālābās	pālābat	pālābāmus	pālābātis	pālābant
	future	pālābō	pālābis	pālābit	pālābimus	pālābitis	pālābunt
	perfect	pālāvī	pālāvistī	pālāvit	pālāvimus	pālāvistis	pālāvērunt, pālāvēre
	pluperfect	pālāveram	pālāverās	pālāverat	pālāverāmus	pālāverātis	pālāverant
	future perfect	pālāverō	pālāveris	pālāverit	pālāverimus	pālāveritis	pālāverint
passive	present	pālor	pālāris, pālāre	pālātur	pālāmur	pālāminī	pālantur
	imperfect	pālābar	pālābāris, pālābāre	pālābātur	pālābāmur	pālābāminī	pālābantur
	future	pālābor	pālāberis, pālābere	pālābitur	pālābimur	pālābiminī	pālābuntur
	perfect	pālātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	pālātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	pālātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	pālem	pālēs	pālet	pālēmus	pālētis	pālent
	imperfect	pālārem	pālārēs	pālāret	pālārēmus	pālārētis	pālārent
	perfect	pālāverim	pālāverīs	pālāverit	pālāverīmus	pālāverītis	pālāverint
	pluperfect	pālāvissem	pālāvissēs	pālāvisset	pālāvissēmus	pālāvissētis	pālāvissent
passive	present	pāler	pālēris, pālēre	pālētur	pālēmur	pālēminī	pālentur
	imperfect	pālārer	pālārēris, pālārēre	pālārētur	pālārēmur	pālārēminī	pālārentur
	perfect	pālātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	pālātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	pālā	—	—	pālāte	—
	future	—	pālātō	pālātō	—	pālātōte	pālantō
passive	present	—	pālāre	—	—	pālāminī	—
	future	—	pālātor	pālātor	—	—	pālantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		pālāre	pālāvisse	pālātūrum esse	pālārī	pālātum esse	pālātum īrī
participles		pālāns	—	pālātūrus	—	pālātus	pālandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		pālandī	pālandō	pālandum	pālandō	pālātum	pālātū

Related terms

• impālō
• pālāris
• pālātiō
• pālus

 

References

• “palo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• palo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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Spanish

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Latin pālus (“stake”), from Proto-Italic *pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-slos, from *peh₂ǵ-. Cognate with English pole and pale (“fence post”).

Noun

palo m (plural palos)

1. stake, stick, wood

   Mamá, me pegó con un palo.

   Mom, he hit me with a stick.

2. (card games) suit

   Las barajas suelen tener cuatro palos.

   Decks usually have four suits.

3. (heraldry) pale
4. hit, blow, strike (especially, with a stick)
5. (figurative) blow
6. (nautical) mast (a tall, slim post or tower used to support the sails on a ship)

   Synonyms: mástil, árbol

7. (sports) post; goalpost; woodwork
8. (historical) execution by hanging or beheading
9. (music) style (of flamenco)
10. (colloquial, El Salvador) tree

    Ella está por el palo de hule.

    She's by the rubber tree.

11. (slang, Puerto Rico, Venezuela) shot (a small serving of alcoholic spirits)

    Synonyms: trago, chupito

    Sírvame un palo de ron.

    Get me a shot of rum.

12. (vulgar, Latin America) penis

    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pene

Derived terms

• a palo seco
• apalear
• dar palo
• dar palos de ciego
• de tal palo, tal astilla
• empalar
• en casa de herrero, cuchillo de palo
• jarabe de palo
• mierda pinchada en un palo
• no dar un palo al agua
• palado
• palillo
• paliza
• palo mayor

 

Related terms

• pala

See also

• asta
• pilar

Further reading

• “palo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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Tagalog

Noun

palo

1. spank

Derived terms

• makapalo
• mapalo
• nakapalo
• napalo
• paluin
• pinalo
• pumalo

 

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Veps

Etymology

Related to Finnish palo.

Noun

palo

1. conflagration