ralo

Galician

Etymology 1

Perhaps from or related to Medieval Latin rallus. Compare English rail.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈralʊ]

Noun

ralo m (plural ralos)

1. tawny owl (Strix aluco)

   Synonyms: avelaiona, paxaro da morte

Etymology 2

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese *rãelo, from a Proto-Galician ranello: ra +‎ -elo, "little frog". Cognate with Portuguese ralo.

Alternative forms

• relo, renlo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈralʊ]

Noun

ralo m (plural ralos)

1. mole cricket (Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa)

   Synonym: grilo ceboleiro

Related terms

• ra

References

• “ralo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “ralo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “ralo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese ralo, from Latin rallum (“scraper”).

Noun

ralo m (plural ralos)

1. drain (hole allowing liquid to flow out of a container)

Etymology 2

From Old Portuguese ralo, from Latin rārus (“rare”). Doublet of raro.

Adjective

ralo m (feminine singular rala, masculine plural ralos, feminine plural ralas, comparable)

1. sparse (few and far apart)

Etymology 3

Noun

ralo m (plural ralos)

1. (Portugal) mole cricket (any of the large burrowing crickets of the family Gryllotalpidae)

   Synonyms: grilo-toupeira, (Brazil) paquinha, (Brazil) cachorrinho-da-terra

Etymology 4

Verb

ralo

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of ralar

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ordlo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /râlo/
• Hyphenation: ra‧lo

Noun

rȁlo n (Cyrillic spelling ра̏ло)

1. plow
2. plowshare

Declension

Declension of ralo

	singular	plural
nominative	ralo	rala
genitive	rala	rala
dative	ralu	ralima
accusative	ralo	rala
vocative	ralo	rala
locative	ralu	ralima
instrumental	ralom	ralima

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ordlo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ràːlɔ/

Noun

rálo n

1. plough

Inflection

Neuter, hard
nom. sing.	rálo
gen. sing.	rála
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	rálo	ráli	rála
accusative	rálo	ráli	rála
genitive	rála	rál	rál
dative	rálu	ráloma	rálom
locative	rálu	rálih	rálih
instrumental	rálom	ráloma	ráli

Further reading

• “ralo”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish ralo, from Latin rārus. Doublet of raro.

Adjective

ralo (feminine rala, masculine plural ralos, feminine plural ralas)

1. scarce, uncommon
2. sparse