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valo

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See also: való, válo, váló, and Valo

Esperanto

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin vallis, English vale/valley, etc.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvalo/
  • Audio 1:(file)
  • Audio 2:(file)
  • Rhymes: -alo
  • Syllabification: va‧lo

Noun

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valo (accusative singular valon, plural valoj, accusative plural valojn)

  1. (geography) valley, vale

Further reading

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Finnish

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Photo of light from a floodlight in the dark
Photo of rays of light shining through windows into a dark room

Etymology

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    From Proto-Finnic *valo,[1] probably from the same root as valkea.[2]

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑlo/, [ˈʋɑ̝lo̞]
    • Rhymes: -ɑlo
    • Syllabification(key): va‧lo
    • Hyphenation(key): va‧lo

    Noun

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    valo

    1. light (visible electromagnetic radiation)
      • “LV 809: Sanasi, Herra, anna valoksemme”, Mauno Salomäki (lyrics)‎[3]:
        Sanasi, Herra, anna valoksemme
        Lord, give us Your word to become our light
    2. a light, a light source, e.g. a lamp or a signal light

    Declension

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    Inflection of valo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
    nominative valo valot
    genitive valon valojen
    partitive valoa valoja
    illative valoon valoihin
    singular plural
    nominative valo valot
    accusative nom. valo valot
    gen. valon
    genitive valon valojen
    partitive valoa valoja
    inessive valossa valoissa
    elative valosta valoista
    illative valoon valoihin
    adessive valolla valoilla
    ablative valolta valoilta
    allative valolle valoille
    essive valona valoina
    translative valoksi valoiksi
    abessive valotta valoitta
    instructive valoin
    comitative See the possessive forms below.
    Possessive forms of valo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
    first-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative valoni valoni
    accusative nom. valoni valoni
    gen. valoni
    genitive valoni valojeni
    partitive valoani valojani
    inessive valossani valoissani
    elative valostani valoistani
    illative valooni valoihini
    adessive valollani valoillani
    ablative valoltani valoiltani
    allative valolleni valoilleni
    essive valonani valoinani
    translative valokseni valoikseni
    abessive valottani valoittani
    instructive
    comitative valoineni
    second-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative valosi valosi
    accusative nom. valosi valosi
    gen. valosi
    genitive valosi valojesi
    partitive valoasi valojasi
    inessive valossasi valoissasi
    elative valostasi valoistasi
    illative valoosi valoihisi
    adessive valollasi valoillasi
    ablative valoltasi valoiltasi
    allative valollesi valoillesi
    essive valonasi valoinasi
    translative valoksesi valoiksesi
    abessive valottasi valoittasi
    instructive
    comitative valoinesi
    first-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative valomme valomme
    accusative nom. valomme valomme
    gen. valomme
    genitive valomme valojemme
    partitive valoamme valojamme
    inessive valossamme valoissamme
    elative valostamme valoistamme
    illative valoomme valoihimme
    adessive valollamme valoillamme
    ablative valoltamme valoiltamme
    allative valollemme valoillemme
    essive valonamme valoinamme
    translative valoksemme valoiksemme
    abessive valottamme valoittamme
    instructive
    comitative valoinemme
    second-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative valonne valonne
    accusative nom. valonne valonne
    gen. valonne
    genitive valonne valojenne
    partitive valoanne valojanne
    inessive valossanne valoissanne
    elative valostanne valoistanne
    illative valoonne valoihinne
    adessive valollanne valoillanne
    ablative valoltanne valoiltanne
    allative valollenne valoillenne
    essive valonanne valoinanne
    translative valoksenne valoiksenne
    abessive valottanne valoittanne
    instructive
    comitative valoinenne

    Derived terms

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    adjectives
    nouns
    proper nouns
    compounds

    References

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    1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*valo”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)
    2. ^ Santeri Junttila, Petri Kallio, Sampsa Holopainen, Juha Kuokkala, Juho Pystynen, editors (2020–), “valo”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[2] (in Finnish), retrieved 23 August 2026

    Further reading

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    Galician

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    Valos delimiting and protecting the fields, Muxía, Galicia

    Etymology 1

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    From Latin vallum (wall).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    valo m (plural valos)

    1. wall, rampart or fence which separates two pieces of land or a house perimeter
      Synonyms: cerca, cerrado, muro, valado
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    Etymology 2

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    Verb

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    valo

    1. first-person singular present indicative of valar

    Ido

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Esperanto valo.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    valo (plural vali)

    1. (geography) valley, vale

    Ingrian

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    Etymology 1

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    From Proto-Finnic *valo. Cognates include Finnish valo and Estonian valu.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    valo

    1. (Soikkola, Hevaha) light (visible radiation)
    Declension
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    Declension of valo (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
    singular plural
    nominative valo valot
    genitive valon valloin, valoloin
    partitive valloa valoja, valoloja
    illative valloo valloi, valoloihe
    inessive valos valois, valolois
    elative valost valoist, valoloist
    allative valolle valoille, valoloille
    adessive valol valoil, valoloil
    ablative valolt valoilt, valoloilt
    translative valoks valoiks, valoloiks
    essive valonna, valloon valoinna, valoloinna, valloin, valoloin
    exessive1) valont valoint, valoloint
    1) obsolete
    *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
    **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.
    Derived terms
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    Etymology 2

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    Related to Votic valo. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    valo

    1. dung, manure
    Declension
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    Declension of valo (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
    singular plural
    nominative valo valot
    genitive valon valloin, valoloin
    partitive valloa valoja, valoloja
    illative valloo valloi, valoloihe
    inessive valos valois, valolois
    elative valost valoist, valoloist
    allative valolle valoille, valoloille
    adessive valol valoil, valoloil
    ablative valolt valoilt, valoloilt
    translative valoks valoiks, valoloiks
    essive valonna, valloon valoinna, valoloinna, valloin, valoloin
    exessive1) valont valoint, valoloint
    1) obsolete
    *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
    **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.
    Synonyms
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    References

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    • V. I. Junus (1936), Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[5], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 82
    • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 637

    Karelian

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    Regional variants of valo
    North Karelian
    (Viena)
    valo
    South Karelian
    (Tver)

    Etymology

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    From Proto-Finnic *valo. Cognates include Finnish valo and Estonian valu.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑlo/
    • Hyphenation: va‧lo

    Noun

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    valo (genitive valon, partitive valuo)

    1. (North Karelian) light

    Declension

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    Viena Karelian declension of valo (type 1/tyttö, no gradation)
    singular plural
    nominative valo valot
    genitive valon valojen
    partitive valuo valoja
    illative valoh valoloih
    inessive valošša valoloissa
    elative valošta valoloista
    adessive valolla valoloilla
    ablative valolta valoloilta
    translative valokši valoloiksi
    essive valona valoloina
    comitative valoloineh
    abessive valotta valoloitta
    prolative
    instructive valoloin
    Possessive forms of valo
    1st person valoni
    2nd person valoš
    3rd person valoh
    *) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

    References

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    • P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015), “свет”, in Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN

    Malagasy

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    Malagasy cardinal numbers
     <  7 8 9  > 
        Cardinal : valo

    Etymology

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    From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

    Numeral

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    valo

    1. eight

    Portuguese

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    Etymology

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      Inherited from Latin vallum.

      Pronunciation

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      • Rhymes: -alu
      • Hyphenation: va‧lo

      Noun

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      valo m (plural valos)

      1. entrenchment, ditch (a fortification constructed of trenches)

      Further reading

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      Votic

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      Etymology 1

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        (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Ingrian valo (manure, dung).

        Pronunciation

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        Noun

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        valo

        1. manure, dung
        Inflection
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        Declension of valo (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
        singular plural
        nominative valo valod
        genitive valo valojõ
        partitive valloa valoit
        illative vallo, valosõ valoisõ
        inessive valoz valoiz
        elative valoss valoiss
        allative valollõ valoillõ
        adessive valoll valoill
        ablative valolt valoilt
        translative valossi valoissi
        'Standardized' inflection based on the Vaipooli dialects; see WT:AVOT.
        For dialectal differences between case endings, see Appendix:Votic dialects.
        *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
        **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
        ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

        Etymology 2

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          From Proto-Finnic *valo.

          Pronunciation

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          Noun

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          valo

          1. light
          Inflection
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          Declension of valo (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
          singular plural
          nominative valo valod
          genitive valo valojõ
          partitive valloa valoit
          illative vallo, valosõ valoisõ
          inessive valoz valoiz
          elative valoss valoiss
          allative valollõ valoillõ
          adessive valoll valoill
          ablative valolt valoilt
          translative valossi valoissi
          'Standardized' inflection based on the Vaipooli dialects; see WT:AVOT.
          For dialectal differences between case endings, see Appendix:Votic dialects.
          *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
          **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
          ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

          References

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          • Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “valo”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language]‎[6], 2nd edition, Tallinn