See also: ilo and ILO

EsperantoEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *-dlo and Proto-Germanic *-ilaz. Compare Russian -ло (-lo) and Polish -dło, English, Dutch, and German -el, as well as Old Norse -ill.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [ˈilo]
  • Rhymes: -ilo
  • Hyphenation: /i‧lo/

SuffixEdit

-ilo

  1. an instrument, a tool for performing the action of the root
    pafi (to shoot) + ‎-ilo → ‎pafilo (firearm)
    piki (to sting, prick) + ‎-ilo → ‎pikilo (stinger)
    segi (to saw) + ‎-ilo → ‎segilo (saw)
    tondi (to shear) + ‎-ilo → ‎tondilo (scissors)
    tranĉi (to cut, slice) + ‎-ilo → ‎tranĉilo (knife)

Derived termsEdit

IdoEdit

EtymologyEdit

Back-formation from utensilo (utensil, tool, instrument).[1]

SuffixEdit

-ilo

  1. A suffix used with a verbal root to denote an instrument, tool, or means of performing an action.
    fotografar (to photograph) + ‎-ilo → ‎fotografilo (camera)

Derived termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ “Sufixi. (ik-yun)”, in Kompleta gramatiko detaloza[1] (in Ido), accessed 2015-12-23

Serbo-CroatianEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

SuffixEdit

-ilo (Cyrillic spelling -ило)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually denoting senses or objects, used as a pejorative or as an abstract noun.

DeclensionEdit

See alsoEdit

SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, wood(s), material(s), matter, subject) through French -yle, like English -yl.

SuffixEdit

-ilo m (plural -ilos)

  1. (organic chemistry) -yl

Further readingEdit