elo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "elo"

Translingual

Symbol

elo

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for El Molo.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of El Molo terms

English

Noun

elo (plural elos)

1. (chess, other games) Synonym of Elo rating.

Derived terms

• elo boost
• freelo

Anagrams

• Loe, loe, ole, EOL, LEO, -ole, 'Ole, LoE, OEL, olé, leo, OLE, Leo

Esperanto

Glaso da brita elo

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut-der.

Proto-Germanic *alu

Proto-West Germanic *alu

Old English ealu

Middle English ale

English alebor.

Esperanto elo

Borrowed from English ale. Compare German Ale, Yiddish עיל (eyl), Russian эль (elʹ), French ale.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈelo/
• Rhymes: -elo
• Syllabification: e‧lo

Noun

elo (accusative singular elon, plural eloj, accusative plural elojn)

1. ale

Hypernyms

• biero (“beer”)

Further reading

• “elo”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “elo”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈelo/, [ˈe̞lo̞]
• Rhymes: -elo
• Syllabification^(key): e‧lo
• Hyphenation^(key): elo

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *elo (compare Estonian elu, Karelian elo, Livonian jel, Veps elo, Votic elo), equivalent to elää (“to live”) +‎ -o.

Noun

elo

1. (chiefly poetic) life, living

   Synonym: elämä

2. life, liveliness, vitality

   Synonym: eloisuus

3. ripe grain, crop

Declension

Inflection of elo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		elo	elot
genitive		elon	elojen
partitive		eloa	eloja
illative		eloon	eloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		elo	elot
accusative	nom.	elo	elot
	gen.	elon
genitive		elon	elojen
partitive		eloa	eloja
inessive		elossa	eloissa
elative		elosta	eloista
illative		eloon	eloihin
adessive		elolla	eloilla
ablative		elolta	eloilta
allative		elolle	eloille
essive		elona	eloina
translative		eloksi	eloiksi
abessive		elotta	eloitta
instructive		—	eloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of elo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative eloni eloni accusative nom. eloni eloni gen. eloni genitive eloni elojeni partitive eloani elojani inessive elossani eloissani elative elostani eloistani illative elooni eloihini adessive elollani eloillani ablative eloltani eloiltani allative elolleni eloilleni essive elonani eloinani translative elokseni eloikseni abessive elottani eloittani instructive — — comitative — eloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative elosi elosi accusative nom. elosi elosi gen. elosi genitive elosi elojesi partitive eloasi elojasi inessive elossasi eloissasi elative elostasi eloistasi illative eloosi eloihisi adessive elollasi eloillasi ablative eloltasi eloiltasi allative elollesi eloillesi essive elonasi eloinasi translative eloksesi eloiksesi abessive elottasi eloittasi instructive — — comitative — eloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative elomme elomme accusative nom. elomme elomme gen. elomme genitive elomme elojemme partitive eloamme elojamme inessive elossamme eloissamme elative elostamme eloistamme illative eloomme eloihimme adessive elollamme eloillamme ablative eloltamme eloiltamme allative elollemme eloillemme essive elonamme eloinamme translative eloksemme eloiksemme abessive elottamme eloittamme instructive — — comitative — eloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative elonne elonne accusative nom. elonne elonne gen. elonne genitive elonne elojenne partitive eloanne elojanne inessive elossanne eloissanne elative elostanne eloistanne illative eloonne eloihinne adessive elollanne eloillanne ablative eloltanne eloiltanne allative elollenne eloillenne essive elonanne eloinanne translative eloksenne eloiksenne abessive elottanne eloittanne instructive — — comitative — eloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative elonsa elonsa accusative nom. elonsa elonsa gen. elonsa genitive elonsa elojensa partitive eloaan eloansa elojaan elojansa inessive elossaan elossansa eloissaan eloissansa elative elostaan elostansa eloistaan eloistansa illative eloonsa eloihinsa adessive elollaan elollansa eloillaan eloillansa ablative eloltaan eloltansa eloiltaan eloiltansa allative elolleen elollensa eloilleen eloillensa essive elonaan elonansa eloinaan eloinansa translative elokseen eloksensa eloikseen eloiksensa abessive elottaan elottansa eloittaan eloittansa instructive — — comitative — eloineen eloinensa

Derived terms

adjectives

• eloisa
• elollinen
• eloton

proper nouns

• Elo
• Elonen

verbs

• elostella
• elostua

compounds

• elohiiri
• elohopea
• elojuhla
• Elokapina
• elokaura
• elokehä
• elokirva
• elokuu
• elokuva
• Elomaa
• Elomäki
• elonhenki
• elonkehä
• elonkipinä
• elonkirjo
• elonkorjaaja
• elonkorjuu
• elonleikkaaja
• elonleikkuukone
• elonmerkki
• elonpäivä
• elonretki
• elontaival
• eloonjääminen
• eloonjäänyt
• elopaino
• elopelto
• eloperäinen
• Eloranta
• elosalama
• elotuli
• Elovaara
• elovalkea
• elovehnä
• elovirna
• Elovirta
• eloyhteisö
• hiljaiselo
• ihmiselo
• kellujaelosto
• rinnakkainelo
• rinnakkaiselo
• yhteiselo

Etymology 2

Noun

elo

1. abbreviation of elokuu (“August”)

Etymology 3

From a Sami language (compare Northern Sami eallu), ultimately from Proto-Sami *ealō.

Noun

elo

1. a large herd of reindeer, often thousands of reindeer

Declension

Inflection of elo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		elo	elot
genitive		elon	elojen
partitive		eloa	eloja
illative		eloon	eloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		elo	elot
accusative	nom.	elo	elot
	gen.	elon
genitive		elon	elojen
partitive		eloa	eloja
inessive		elossa	eloissa
elative		elosta	eloista
illative		eloon	eloihin
adessive		elolla	eloilla
ablative		elolta	eloilta
allative		elolle	eloille
essive		elona	eloina
translative		eloksi	eloiksi
abessive		elotta	eloitta
instructive		—	eloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of elo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative eloni eloni accusative nom. eloni eloni gen. eloni genitive eloni elojeni partitive eloani elojani inessive elossani eloissani elative elostani eloistani illative elooni eloihini adessive elollani eloillani ablative eloltani eloiltani allative elolleni eloilleni essive elonani eloinani translative elokseni eloikseni abessive elottani eloittani instructive — — comitative — eloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative elosi elosi accusative nom. elosi elosi gen. elosi genitive elosi elojesi partitive eloasi elojasi inessive elossasi eloissasi elative elostasi eloistasi illative eloosi eloihisi adessive elollasi eloillasi ablative eloltasi eloiltasi allative elollesi eloillesi essive elonasi eloinasi translative eloksesi eloiksesi abessive elottasi eloittasi instructive — — comitative — eloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative elomme elomme accusative nom. elomme elomme gen. elomme genitive elomme elojemme partitive eloamme elojamme inessive elossamme eloissamme elative elostamme eloistamme illative eloomme eloihimme adessive elollamme eloillamme ablative eloltamme eloiltamme allative elollemme eloillemme essive elonamme eloinamme translative eloksemme eloiksemme abessive elottamme eloittamme instructive — — comitative — eloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative elonne elonne accusative nom. elonne elonne gen. elonne genitive elonne elojenne partitive eloanne elojanne inessive elossanne eloissanne elative elostanne eloistanne illative eloonne eloihinne adessive elollanne eloillanne ablative eloltanne eloiltanne allative elollenne eloillenne essive elonanne eloinanne translative eloksenne eloiksenne abessive elottanne eloittanne instructive — — comitative — eloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative elonsa elonsa accusative nom. elonsa elonsa gen. elonsa genitive elonsa elojensa partitive eloaan eloansa elojaan elojansa inessive elossaan elossansa eloissaan eloissansa elative elostaan elostansa eloistaan eloistansa illative eloonsa eloihinsa adessive elollaan elollansa eloillaan eloillansa ablative eloltaan eloltansa eloiltaan eloiltansa allative elolleen elollensa eloilleen eloillensa essive elonaan elonansa eloinaan eloinansa translative elokseen eloksensa eloikseen eloiksensa abessive elottaan elottansa eloittaan eloittansa instructive — — comitative — eloineen eloinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• poroelo

Anagrams

• Leo, ole

Further reading

• “elo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 January 2024

Galician

Elos ("chain links")

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese *ãelo, from Latin anellus. Doublet of anel, a borrowing from Occitan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛlo̝/

Noun

elo m (plural elos)

1. chain link

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 汝 (lú).

Pronoun

elo

1. (Jakarta, slang) Second-person singular pronoun: you, your, yours

Synonyms

Indonesian informal second-person pronouns:

• anta (informal, mainly used by Muslim community)
• antum (informal, mainly used by Muslim community)
• coen (slang, East Java)
• ente (informal, mainly used by Betawi ethnic group)
• kamu (intimate)
• ko, kowe (informal, Java)
• kon, koen (colloquial, East Java)
• lu, lo, loe, elu (informal, mainly used by Betawi ethnic group)
• mika, mike (informal, Eastern Sumatra)

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *elo, equivalent to ellää (“to live”) +‎ -o. Cognates include Finnish elo and Estonian elu.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈelo/, [ˈe̞ɫo̞ˑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈelo/, [ˈe̞ɫo̞ˑ]
• (Hevaha) IPA^(key): /ˈelo/, [ˈe̞ɫo̞ˑ]
• Rhymes: -elo
• Hyphenation: e‧lo

Noun

elo

1. life
   • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:

     Senen peräst, jot höö tahtoot
     uutta elloa oppia.

     Because they want
     to try out a new life.

Declension

Declension of elo (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	elo	elot
genitive	elon	elloin, eloloin
partitive	elloa	eloja, eloloja
illative	elloo	elloi, eloloihe
inessive	elos	elois, elolois
elative	elost	eloist, eloloist
allative	elolle	eloille, eloloille
adessive	elol	eloil, eloloil
ablative	elolt	eloilt, eloloilt
translative	eloks	eloiks, eloloiks
essive	elonna, elloon	eloinna, eloloinna, elloin, eloloin
exessive1)	elont	eloint, eloloint
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

• elämä

Derived terms

• elohiiri
• elohoone
• elokas
• elopaikka
• elosooni

References

• V. I. Junus (1936), Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[3], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 82
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 30
• Arvo Laanest (1997), Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 24
• Olga I. Konkova; Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014), Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎^[4], →ISBN, page 78

Karelian

Regional variants of elo

North Karelian (Viena)	elo
South Karelian (Tver)	elo

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *elo. Cognate with Finnish elo and Estonian elu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈelo/
• Hyphenation: e‧lo

Noun

elo (genitive elon, partitive eluo)

1. goods, property
2. (North Karelian) life
3. (North Karelian) crops

Declension

Viena Karelian declension of elo (type 1/tyttö, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	elo	elot
genitive	elon	elojen
partitive	eluo	eloja
illative	eloh	eloloih
inessive	elošša	eloloissa
elative	elošta	eloloista
adessive	elolla	eloloilla
ablative	elolta	eloloilta
translative	elokši	eloloiksi
essive	elona	eloloina
comitative	—	eloloineh
abessive	elotta	eloloitta
prolative	—	—
instructive	—	eloloin

Tver Karelian declension of elo (type 1/tyttö no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	elo	elot
genitive	elon	eloloin
partitive	eluo	eloloida
illative	eloh	eloloih
inessive	elošša	eloloissa
elative	elošta	eloloista
adessive	elolla	eloloilla
ablative	elolda	eloloilda
translative	elokši	eloloiksi
essive	elona	eloloina
comitative	elonke	eloloinke
abessive	elotta	eloloitta
prolative	eločči	eloloičči
instructive	—	eloloin

Possessive forms of elo
1st person	eloni
2nd person	eloš
3rd person	eloh
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

Derived terms

• elokuu

References

• A. V. Punzhina (1994), “elo”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN
• P. Zaykov; L. Rugoyeva (1999), “elo”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN

Livvi

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *elo, equivalent to eliä (“to live”) +‎ -o. Cognate with Finnish elo and Estonian elu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈelo/
• Hyphenation: e‧lo
• Rhymes: -elo

Noun

elo

1. life

Declension

Declension of elo (Type 8/ruado, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	elo	elot
genitive	elon	eloloin
partitive	eluo	eloloi
illative	eloh	eloloih
inessive	elos	elolois
elative	elospäi	eloloispäi
allative	elole	eloloile
adessive	elol	eloloil
ablative	elolpäi	eloloilpäi
translative	elokse	eloloikse
essive	elonnu	eloloinnu
abessive	elottah	eloloittah
comitative	elonke	eloloinke
instructive		eloloin
prolative	eloči

References

• Tatjana Boiko (2019), Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 34

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

• lo (choice depends chiefly on intonation)

Etymology

From Middle High German aldā (“right there”), from al + dā (Luxembourgish all + do). Compare Dutch aldaar, archaic German allda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈlo/, [əˈloː]

Adverb

elo

1. now

   Ech wëll elo heemgoen.

   I want to go home now.

2. (now only with demonstratives) right here; right there

   Dat elo ass eng Schëpp.

   This right here is a shovel.

Nupe

Elo ebá na dan cikán bo na.

Èlo dagba

Elo

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ē.lō/

Noun

elo (plural elozhì)

1. kob antelope (Kobus kob)

   Synonym: elogi

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /è.lō/

Noun

èlo

1. trunk (of an elephant)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ē.lō/

Noun

elo (plural elozhì)

1. locust bean fruit (Parkia biglobosa)

Derived terms

• lon̄ci (“locust bean tree”)

See also

• lòǹgòrò (“empty locust fruit pods”)
• kúlà (“fermented locust bean paste”)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /è.lò/

Noun

èlò

1. debt; credit

   Synonym: gbàtà

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /è.ló/

Noun

èló (plural èlózhì)

1. slate; tablet (for writing)

Etymology 6

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /è.ló/

Noun

èló (plural èlózhì)

1. gore; gusset (in clothing)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English hello. It is said to have been either coined or popularised by a Polish hip-hop group Molesta Ewenement in the mid-late 1990s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.lɔ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛlɔ
• Syllabification: e‧lo
• Homophone: Elo

Interjection

elo

1. (slang) hi

   Synonyms: cześć, hej, siema

Further reading

• “elo”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[5] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂nos

Proto-Italic *ānos

Latin ānus

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-elós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -ulus

Latin ānulus

▲

Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -lus

Latin ānellus

Old Galician-Portuguese *ãelo

Portuguese elo

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese *ãelo, from Latin ānellus, diminutive of anus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂nos (“ring”). See also the doublet anel, borrowed from Occitan.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.lu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.lu/

• Hyphenation: e‧lo

Noun

elo m (plural elos)

1. link
   • (Can we date this quote?), Paulo Leminski, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     Amar é um elo
     entre o azul
     e o amarelo

     To love is a link
     between the blue /
     and the yellow

Further reading

• “elo”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• êlu

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈe.lu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈe.lu/

Pronoun

elo (plural elos)

1. (gender-neutral, neologism, informal) they, them (singular) (a gender-neutral or genderqueer singular third-person personal pronoun)
   • 2021 March 17, André Fischer, “Linguagem neutra [Neutral language]”, in Manual ampliado de linguagem inclusiva [Extended inclusive language manual]‎^[6], Matrix Editora:

     […] sistemas que usam diferentes pronomes - principalmente ile, ili, elo e elu. […]

     […] systems that use different pronouns, - mainly ile, ili, elo and elu. […]

Further reading

• “elo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “elo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Venetan

Alternative forms

• eło, éło, élo

Etymology

From Latin ille or illum. Compare Italian egli.

Pronoun

elo

1. he

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *elo.

Noun

elo

1. life

Inflection

Inflection of elo (inflection type 1/ilo)
nominative sing.	elo
genitive sing.	elon
partitive sing.	elod
partitive plur.	eloid
	singular	plural
nominative	elo	elod
accusative	elon	elod
genitive	elon	eloiden
partitive	elod	eloid
essive-instructive	elon	eloin
translative	eloks	eloikš
inessive	elos	eloiš
elative	elospäi	eloišpäi
illative	elho eloho	eloihe
adessive	elol	eloil
ablative	elolpäi	eloilpäi
allative	elole	eloile
abessive	elota	eloita
comitative	elonke	eloidenke
prolative	elodme	eloidme
approximative I	elonno	eloidenno
approximative II	elonnoks	eloidennoks
egressive	elonnopäi	eloidennopäi
terminative I	elhosai elohosai	eloihesai
terminative II	elolesai	eloilesai
terminative III	elossai	—
additive I	elhopäi elohopäi	eloihepäi
additive II	elolepäi	eloilepäi

Derived terms

• eloku
• elonaigaine
• elonaigaks
• elonkirjutai
• elonnavedii
• elonnavedind
• elontaholine
• elonvero
• elorad
• elostarin
• elotada
• elotoimišt
• elovägi
• kodielo
• üksjaiželo

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “быт, жизнь, положение”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[7], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *elo. Compare Estonian elu, Finnish elo.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivčülä) IPA^(key): /ˈelo/, [ˈeɫo]
• (Jõgõperä) IPA^(key): /ˈelo/, [ˈeɫo]
• (Central Votic) IPA^(key): /ˈelo/, [ˈeɫo]
• (Eastern Votic) IPA^(key): /ˈelo/, [ˈeɫo]
• Rhymes: -elo
• Hyphenation: e‧lo

Noun

elo

1. life

   Synonym: eläme

Inflection

Declension of elo (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	elo	elod
genitive	elo	elojõ
partitive	elloa	eloit
illative	ello, elosõ	eloisõ
inessive	eloz	eloiz
elative	eloss	eloiss
allative	elollõ	eloillõ
adessive	eloll	eloill
ablative	elolt	eloilt
translative	elossi	eloissi
'Standardized' inflection based on the Vaipooli dialects; see WT:AVOT. For dialectal differences between case endings, see Appendix:Votic dialects. *) 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

• Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “elo”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language]‎^[8], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɛlɔ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈeːlɔ/, /ˈɛlɔ/

Verb

elo

1. (literary) third-person singular present subjunctive of mynd

Synonyms

• êl

Xhosa

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [êːlo]

Pronoun

êlo

1. that; class 5 distal demonstrative.