-dlo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dlo"

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-dlo, from Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ dlo]

Suffix

-dlo n (noun-forming suffix)

1. a suffix used to form instrument nouns

   ‎říkat + ‎-dlo → ‎říkadlo

   ‎stavit + ‎-dlo → ‎stavidlo

   ‎zlobit + ‎-dlo → ‎zlobidlo

Declension

Declension of -dlo (hard neuter reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	-dlo	-dla
genitive	-dla	-del
dative	-dlu	-dlům
accusative	-dlo	-dla
vocative	-dlo	-dla
locative	-dle, -dlu	-dlech
instrumental	-dlem	-dly

Derived terms

Czech terms suffixed with -dlo

Further reading

• -dlo in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017