alio

See also: alió and alío

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əˈli.u]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əˈli.o]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈli.o]

Verb

alio

1. first-person singular present indicative of aliar

Esperanto

Etymology

From alia (“other”) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /aˈlio/
• Rhymes: -io
• Hyphenation: a‧li‧o

Noun

alio (uncountable, accusative alion)

1. something else; (in negative constructions) anything else

   Synonym: aliaĵo

   Ni parolu pri alio. ― Let’s talk about something else.

   Mi ne disponas alion. ― I don’t have anything else.

   • 2016, Kalle Kniivilä, Idoj de la imperio. La rusoj en Baltio (Faklibro en Esperanto), Mondial, →ISBN, page 57:

     La vivo estis interesa, eĉ se jen mankis tio, jen alio, kaj mi ne havis ĉi tie gepatrojn, do mi devis elturniĝi kiel mi povis.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2005, August Strindberg, Insulanoj De Hemsoe (Mondliteraturo en Esperanto), Mondial, →ISBN, page 84:

     ”Mi ja ne malŝatas vin, onklino, tute ne, sed vidu, tiu diabla klaĉado pri tio kaj alio, kaj cetere Gusten sendube ne estus bona al ni.”

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1907, La Revuo orienta ...:

     Kiel vi kuraĝas nomi lin nek io nek alio kaj eĉ ankoraŭ diablo scias kio?

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• tio kaj alio (“this and that”)

Finnish

Etymology

ala- +‎ -io

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlio/, [ˈɑ̝lio̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑlio
• Syllabification^(key): a‧li‧o
• Hyphenation^(key): alio

Noun

alio

1. (law) subsection (in a legal code, a subsection of pykälä)

   Synonym: momentti

2. (journalism) an article, often speculative and/or opinionated, placed against the bottom edge of a page and spread over multiple columns, often on the same spread as the main editorial or leader (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

   Synonyms: alakerta, alakertakirjoitus, alakertajuttu

Declension

Inflection of alio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
nominative		alio	aliot
genitive		alion	alioiden alioitten
partitive		aliota	alioita
illative		alioon	alioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		alio	aliot
accusative	nom.	alio	aliot
	gen.	alion
genitive		alion	alioiden alioitten
partitive		aliota	alioita
inessive		aliossa	alioissa
elative		aliosta	alioista
illative		alioon	alioihin
adessive		aliolla	alioilla
ablative		aliolta	alioilta
allative		aliolle	alioille
essive		aliona	alioina
translative		alioksi	alioiksi
abessive		aliotta	alioitta
instructive		—	alioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of alio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative alioni alioni accusative nom. alioni alioni gen. alioni genitive alioni alioideni alioitteni partitive aliotani alioitani inessive aliossani alioissani elative aliostani alioistani illative aliooni alioihini adessive aliollani alioillani ablative alioltani alioiltani allative aliolleni alioilleni essive alionani alioinani translative aliokseni alioikseni abessive aliottani alioittani instructive — — comitative — alioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative aliosi aliosi accusative nom. aliosi aliosi gen. aliosi genitive aliosi alioidesi alioittesi partitive aliotasi alioitasi inessive aliossasi alioissasi elative aliostasi alioistasi illative alioosi alioihisi adessive aliollasi alioillasi ablative alioltasi alioiltasi allative aliollesi alioillesi essive alionasi alioinasi translative alioksesi alioiksesi abessive aliottasi alioittasi instructive — — comitative — alioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative aliomme aliomme accusative nom. aliomme aliomme gen. aliomme genitive aliomme alioidemme alioittemme partitive aliotamme alioitamme inessive aliossamme alioissamme elative aliostamme alioistamme illative alioomme alioihimme adessive aliollamme alioillamme ablative alioltamme alioiltamme allative aliollemme alioillemme essive alionamme alioinamme translative alioksemme alioiksemme abessive aliottamme alioittamme instructive — — comitative — alioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative alionne alionne accusative nom. alionne alionne gen. alionne genitive alionne alioidenne alioittenne partitive aliotanne alioitanne inessive aliossanne alioissanne elative aliostanne alioistanne illative alioonne alioihinne adessive aliollanne alioillanne ablative alioltanne alioiltanne allative aliollenne alioillenne essive alionanne alioinanne translative alioksenne alioiksenne abessive aliottanne alioittanne instructive — — comitative — alioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative alionsa alionsa accusative nom. alionsa alionsa gen. alionsa genitive alionsa alioidensa alioittensa partitive aliotaan aliotansa alioitaan alioitansa inessive aliossaan aliossansa alioissaan alioissansa elative aliostaan aliostansa alioistaan alioistansa illative alioonsa alioihinsa adessive aliollaan aliollansa alioillaan alioillansa ablative alioltaan alioltansa alioiltaan alioiltansa allative aliolleen aliollensa alioilleen alioillensa essive alionaan alionansa alioinaan alioinansa translative aliokseen alioksensa alioikseen alioiksensa abessive aliottaan aliottansa alioittaan alioittansa instructive — — comitative — alioineen alioinensa

Further reading

• “alio”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• iloa

Ido

Noun

alio (plural alii)

1. garlic

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈa.li.oː/, [ˈälʲioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.li.o/, [ˈäːlio]

Adverb

aliō (not comparable)

1. in another direction, to elsewhere, to somewhere else

Related terms

Latin correlatives ^(edit)

type	demonstrative			anaphoric	identity	interrogative/ relative	indefinite					negative	other
	proximal	medial	distal				relative	indefinite	free choice	universal	negative polarity
basic	hic	iste, istic	ille, illic	is	ipse, īdem	quis/quī	quisquis, quīcumque	quis, quī, quīdam, aliquis, aliquī, quispiam	quīvis, quīlibet	quisque	quisquam, ūllus, °aliquisquam	nēmō, nihil, nūllus	alius
dual						uter	utercumque	alteruter	utervīs, uterlibet	uterque		neuter	alter
place	hīc	istīc	illīc	ibī̆	ibī̆dem	ubī̆	ubiubi, ubī̆cumque	alicubī, uspiam	ubivīs, ubilibet	ubīque	usquam	nusquam, nūllibī	alibī, aliās
source	hinc	istinc	illinc	inde	indidem	unde	undecumque, undeunde	alicunde	°undelibet	undique			aliunde
destination	hūc, °hōrsum	istūc, °istōrsum	illūc, °illōrsum	eō	eōdem	quō, quōrsum	quōquō, quōcumque	aliquō, quōpiam, °aliquōvorsum	quōvīs, quōlibet		quōquam	nusquam, nūllōrsum	aliō, aliōrsum
method, means, path, place	hāc	istāc	illāc	eā	eādem	quā	quāquā, quācumque	aliquā	quāvīs, quālibet	quāque		nēquāquam, haudquāquam	aliā
manner	hōc modō	istō modō	illō modō	ita, sīc, eō modō	item, itidem	ut, quī, quō modō, quōmodo, quemadmodum	utut, utcumque, quōmodocumque	quī, quōdam modō, aliquō modō	quōmodolibet	utīque	ūllō modō	nūllō modō	aliter, aliōquī, alterō/aliō modō
time	num, nunc		ōlim	tum, tunc	simul	quandō, ‡cum	cumque, quandōcumque, quandōque	quondam, aliquandō	quandōlibet	quandōque	umquam	numquam	aliās
quantity				tam	†tamen, †tandem	quam	†quamquam	aliquam	quamvīs, quamlibet
size				tantus	tantusdem	quantus	quantuscumque	aliquantus	quantusvīs, quantuslibet
quality				tālis		quālis	quālis, quāliscumque	aliquālis	quālislibet
number				tot	totidem	quot	quotquot, quotcumque	aliquot	quotlibet
order				totus		quotus	quotuscumque	aliquotus	quotuslibet
repetition				totiēns		quotiēns	quotiēnscumque	aliquotiēns	quotiēnslibet
multiplication				totuplex		quotuplex
† Turned conjunction with original meaning somewhat dissimulated ° Rare ‡only used as a conjunction, not as an interrogative

Noun

aliō

1. ablative masculine/neuter singular of alius

Adjective

aliō

1. ablative masculine/neuter singular of alius

References

• “alio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “alio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• alio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) the case is exactly similar (entirely different): eadem (longe alia) est huius rei ratio
    
  • (ambiguous) to be inattentive: alias res or aliud agere
    
  • (ambiguous) systematic succession, concatenation: continuatio seriesque rerum, ut alia ex alia nexa et omnes inter se aptae colligataeque sint (N. D. 1. 4. 9)
    
  • (ambiguous) to turn the conversation to another topic: sermonem alio transferre
    
  • (ambiguous) to transfer the seat of war elsewhere: bellum transferre alio, in...
    
  • (ambiguous) more of this another time: sed de hoc alias pluribus
    

Lithuanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French allô, ultimately from English hello. Possibly via Russian алло́ (alló), алё (aljó).

Interjection

alió

1. hello (when answering the telephone)

   Alio? Kaip viskas?

   Hello? How's everything going?

Further reading

• “alio”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
• “alio”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025
• “alio”, in Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of common Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, n.d.

Portuguese

Verb

alio

1. first-person singular present indicative of aliar

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian алё (aljó).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈljo/
• Rhymes: -o
• Hyphenation: a‧lio

Interjection

alio (Moldova (country), nonstandard)

1. Synonym of alo (word used to answer the telephone)
   • [2005, Ion Melniciuc, “Mă numesc Maria Pascaru”, in Limba Română, numbers 1–3, w: Chișinău, →ISSN, page 109:

     În primul rând, e vorba de o greșeală tipică pentru majoritatea vorbitorilor mai puțin instruiți, și anume: alio! Corect e să pronunțăm alo (cu accentul pe ó).

     Firstly, this is about a mistake typical for most less educated speakers, more precisely alio! It is correct to pronounce alo (with the stress on the ó).]