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]
  • Rhymes: -alo
  • Hyphenation: va‧lo

Noun

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

  1. (geography) valley, vale

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *valo, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *waĺɜ. Cognates include dialectal Finnish valu (light), Estonian valu (light) (poetic), Erzya валдо (valdo, light), Komi-Permyak волявны (voľavny, shine) and Hungarian világ (light). Compare also Finnish valkea (white, fire, bright), Estonian valgus (light), from *walke.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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valo

  1. light (visible electromagnetic radiation)
  2. a light source, a lamp; 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
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative valonsa valonsa
accusative nom. valonsa valonsa
gen. valonsa
genitive valonsa valojensa
partitive valoaan
valoansa
valojaan
valojansa
inessive valossaan
valossansa
valoissaan
valoissansa
elative valostaan
valostansa
valoistaan
valoistansa
illative valoonsa valoihinsa
adessive valollaan
valollansa
valoillaan
valoillansa
ablative valoltaan
valoltansa
valoiltaan
valoiltansa
allative valolleen
valollensa
valoilleen
valoillensa
essive valonaan
valonansa
valoinaan
valoinansa
translative valokseen
valoksensa
valoikseen
valoiksensa
abessive valottaan
valottansa
valoittaan
valoittansa
instructive
comitative valoineen
valoinensa

Derived terms

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adjectives
nouns
proper nouns
verbs
compounds

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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

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. 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.
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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[2], 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
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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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)

Votic

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Pronunciation

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  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈvɑlo/, [ˈvɑɫo]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlo
  • Hyphenation: va‧lo

Etymology 1

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

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, valoi
partitive valloa valoitõ, valoi
illative vallosõ, vallo valoisõ
inessive valoz valoiz
elative valossõ valoissõ
allative valolõ valoilõ
adessive valollõ valoillõ
ablative valoltõ valoiltõ
translative valossi valoissi
*) 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.

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, valoi
partitive valloa valoitõ, valoi
illative vallosõ, vallo valoisõ
inessive valoz valoiz
elative valossõ valoissõ
allative valolõ valoilõ
adessive valollõ valoillõ
ablative valoltõ valoiltõ
translative valossi valoissi
*) 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], 2nd edition, Tallinn