"-ilo" meaning in Esperanto

See -ilo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈilo/
Rhymes: -ilo Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Slavic *-dloder. Proto-Indo-European *-lósder.? ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-tromder.? Proto-Germanic *-ilazder. Esperanto -ilo 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. Etymology templates: {{etymon|eo|:der<conj:and>|sla-pro:*-dlo|gem-pro:*-ilaz<id:agent noun>|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Slavic *-dloder. Proto-Indo-European *-lósder.? ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-tromder.? Proto-Germanic *-ilazder. Esperanto -ilo, {{der|eo|sla-pro|*-dlo}} Proto-Slavic *-dlo, {{der|eo|gem-pro|*-ilaz}} Proto-Germanic *-ilaz, {{der|eo|ru|-ло}} Russian -ло (-lo), {{cog|pl|-dło}} Polish -dło, {{cog|en|-}} English, {{cog|nl|-}} Dutch, {{der|eo|de|-el}} German -el, {{cog|non|-ill}} Old Norse -ill Head templates: {{head|eo|suffix}} -ilo
  1. an instrument, a tool for performing the action of the root Tags: morpheme Derived forms: ilo

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
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        "2": ":der<conj:and>",
        "3": "sla-pro:*-dlo",
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        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *-tḗr\nProto-Indo-European *-trom\nProto-Slavic *-dloder.\nProto-Indo-European *-lósder.?\n▲\nProto-Indo-European *-tromder.?\nProto-Germanic *-ilazder.\nEsperanto -ilo",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "3": "-ло"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian -ло (-lo)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "-dło"
      },
      "expansion": "Polish -dło",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "English",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "-el"
      },
      "expansion": "German -el",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "-ill"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse -ill",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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        "2": "suffix"
      },
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      "name": "head"
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  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "i‧lo"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "eo",
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          "parents": [],
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          "source": "w"
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          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
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          "word": "ilo"
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        {
          "text": "pafi (“to shoot”) + -ilo → pafilo (“firearm”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "piki (“to sting, prick”) + -ilo → pikilo (“stinger”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "segi (“to saw”) + -ilo → segilo (“saw”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "tondi (“to shear”) + -ilo → tondilo (“scissors”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "tranĉi (“to cut, slice”) + -ilo → tranĉilo (“knife”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "an instrument, a tool for performing the action of the root"
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      "ipa": "/ˈilo/"
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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}
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      "word": "ilo"
    }
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        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *-tḗr\nProto-Indo-European *-trom\nProto-Slavic *-dloder.\nProto-Indo-European *-lósder.?\n▲\nProto-Indo-European *-tromder.?\nProto-Germanic *-ilazder.\nEsperanto -ilo",
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      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
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        "3": "-ло"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian -ло (-lo)",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "-dło"
      },
      "expansion": "Polish -dło",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "English",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "-el"
      },
      "expansion": "German -el",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "-ill"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse -ill",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *-tḗr\nProto-Indo-European *-trom\nProto-Slavic *-dloder.\nProto-Indo-European *-lósder.?\n▲\nProto-Indo-European *-tromder.?\nProto-Germanic *-ilazder.\nEsperanto -ilo\nFrom 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.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-ilo",
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "i‧lo"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "i‧lo"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Esperanto",
  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Esperanto 1894 Universala Vortaro",
        "Esperanto 2-syllable words",
        "Esperanto BRO1",
        "Esperanto entries with etymology trees",
        "Esperanto entries with incorrect language header",
        "Esperanto lemmas",
        "Esperanto suffixes",
        "Esperanto terms derived from German",
        "Esperanto terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Esperanto terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Esperanto terms derived from Proto-Slavic",
        "Esperanto terms derived from Russian",
        "Esperanto terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees",
        "Rhymes:Esperanto/ilo",
        "Rhymes:Esperanto/ilo/2 syllables",
        "Words approved by the Akademio de Esperanto"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "pafi (“to shoot”) + -ilo → pafilo (“firearm”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "piki (“to sting, prick”) + -ilo → pikilo (“stinger”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "segi (“to saw”) + -ilo → segilo (“saw”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "tondi (“to shear”) + -ilo → tondilo (“scissors”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "tranĉi (“to cut, slice”) + -ilo → tranĉilo (“knife”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an instrument, a tool for performing the action of the root"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "instrument",
          "instrument"
        ],
        [
          "tool",
          "tool"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈilo/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ilo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ilo"
}

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