-ilo
Esperanto
Etymology
Etymology tree
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈilo/
- Rhymes: -ilo
- Syllabification: i‧lo
Suffix
-ilo
- an instrument, a tool for performing the action of the root
Derived terms
Further reading
- “-il”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
- “-il”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026
Finnish
Etymology
-i- perhaps from the plural marker -i-.
Suffix
-ilo (front-vowel variant -ilö, linguistic notation -ilO)
- alternative form of -lo
Declension
| Inflection of -ilo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | -ilo | -ilot | |
| genitive | -ilon | -ilojen -iloiden -iloitten | |
| partitive | -iloa | -iloja -iloita | |
| illative | -iloon | -iloihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | -ilo | -ilot | |
| accusative | nom. | -ilo | -ilot |
| gen. | -ilon | ||
| genitive | -ilon | -ilojen -iloiden -iloitten | |
| partitive | -iloa | -iloja -iloita | |
| inessive | -ilossa | -iloissa | |
| elative | -ilosta | -iloista | |
| illative | -iloon | -iloihin | |
| adessive | -ilolla | -iloilla | |
| ablative | -ilolta | -iloilta | |
| allative | -ilolle | -iloille | |
| essive | -ilona | -iloina | |
| translative | -iloksi | -iloiksi | |
| abessive | -ilotta | -iloitta | |
| instructive | — | -iloin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
Ido
Etymology
Back-formation from utensilo (“utensil, tool, instrument”).[1]
Suffix
-ilo
- 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 terms
References
- ^ “Sufixi. (ik-yun)”, in Kompleta gramatiko detaloza[1] (in Ido), 23 December 2015 (last accessed), archived from the original on 28 August 2026
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Suffix
-ilo (Cyrillic spelling -ило)
- Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually denoting senses or objects, used as a pejorative or as an abstract noun.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -ilo | -ila |
| genitive | -ila | -ila |
| dative | -ilu | -ilima |
| accusative | -ilo | -ila |
| vocative | -ilo | -ila |
| locative | -ilu | -ilima |
| instrumental | -ilom | -ilima |
See also
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood(s), material(s), matter, subject”) through French -yle, like English -yl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈilo/ [ˈi.lo]
- Rhymes: -ilo
- Syllabification: -i‧lo
Suffix
-ilo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ilos)
Further reading
- “-ilo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026
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- Esperanto terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Esperanto terms derived from Russian
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- Esperanto 2-syllable words
- Esperanto terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Esperanto/ilo
- Rhymes:Esperanto/ilo/2 syllables
- Esperanto lemmas
- Esperanto suffixes
- Esperanto 1894 Universala Vortaro
- Words approved by the Akademio de Esperanto
- Esperanto BRO1
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish suffixes
- Finnish noun-forming suffixes
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- Ido back-formations
- Ido lemmas
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- Serbo-Croatian lemmas
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- Spanish terms derived from Ancient Greek
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- Spanish 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Spanish/ilo
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- Spanish lemmas
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