Definitions and meaning of lo
lo
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ləʊ/
- (US) IPA(key): /loʊ/
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- Homophones: low, Lowe
- Rhymes: -əʊ
Etymology 1
From Middle English lo, loo, from Old English lā (“exclamation of surprise, grief, or joy”). Conflated in Middle English with lo! (interjection), a corruption of lok!, loke! (“look!”) (as in lo we! (look we!)). Cognate with Scots lo, lu (“lo”). See also look.
Interjection
lo
- (archaic) look, see, behold (in an imperative sense).
Synonyms
Related terms
Translations
Etymology 2
Variant of low.
Adjective
lo (not comparable)
- Informal spelling of low.
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 3
Contraction
lo
- (colloquial) hello ('lo; see hallo)
Anagrams
Aragonese
Pronoun
lo
- him (direct object)
Asturian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *lo, *illu, from Latin illud, neuter of ille.
Article
lo n sg (masculine el, feminine la, masculine plural los, feminine plural les)
- (definite) the
Pronoun
lo
- it (third-person singular neuter direct pronoun)
Basque
Noun
lo inan
- sleep
Derived terms
- lo egin 'sleep' (verb)
- logela 'bedroom'
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Central) IPA(key): /lu/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /lo/
- Rhymes: -o
Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin *illu, from Latin illum, accusative of ille.
Pronoun
lo (enclitic, contracted 'l, proclitic el, contracted proclitic l')
- him (direct object)
Declension
Etymology 2
From Latin illum, from ille.
Article
lo m (feminine la, masculine plural los, feminine plural les)
- (archaic or dialectal) the (definite article)
- Synonym: el (standard)
Further reading
- “lo” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “lo” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “lo” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “lo” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Chickasaw
Pronoun
lo
- I
Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
lo
- (neologism, mostly in compounds) Lolita fashion
- lo娘 ― lo niáng ― a girl who regularly dresses in lolita fashion
Derived terms
Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *lluɨɣ, from Proto-Celtic *lēgā. Cognate with Welsh llwy, Breton loa (Vannes dialect loé, lui).
Pronunciation
Noun
lo f (plural loyow)
- spoon
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lo/
- Hyphenation: lo
Noun
lo (accusative singular lo-on, plural lo-oj, accusative plural lo-ojn)
- The name of the Latin-script letter L.
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) litero; a, bo, co, ĉo, do, e, fo, go, ĝo, ho, ĥo, i, jo, ĵo, ko, lo, mo, no, o, po, ro, so, ŝo, to, u, ŭo, vo, zo
Galician
Etymology 1
See o. Compare Portuguese lo.
Article
lo m sg (feminine singular la, masculine plural los, feminine plural las)
- Alternative form of o (“the”, masculine singular)
Usage notes
The l- forms of article are compulsorily used after the preposition por and adverb u. It is optional when the preceding word ends in -r or -s, after unstressed pronouns nos, vos and lles (when they are enclitc) of ambos, entrambos, todos, tras and copulative conjunction (e mais and tonic pronouns vós and nós followed by a numerical precision).
Related terms
Etymology 2
Pronoun
lo m (accusative)
- Alternative form of o (“him”)
Usage notes
The l- forms of accusative third-person pronouns are used when the preceding word ends in -r or -s, and is suffixed to the preceding word.
Related terms
Ido
Etymology
Back-formation from co (“this”), to (“that”), based on la (“the”), ol (“it”).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
lo
- referring to a previous sentence or phrase, i.e. a fact rather than an object; it, the
References
Indonesian
Etymology 1
From Betawi Kota lo (“you”), from Hokkien 汝 (lú). Doublet of lu.
Pronoun
lo
- (chiefly Jakarta, slang) Second-person singular pronoun: you, your, yours
Synonyms
Indonesian informal second-person pronouns:
- kamu (intimate)
- antum (informal, Muslim community)
- lu, lo (slang, Jakarta)
- coen, ko, kowe (slang, Java)
- koen (slang, East Java)
- kau (informal, Sumatra, West Kalimantan)
- engkau, kau, dikau (poetic)
References
Etymology 2
Interjection
lo
- Alternative spelling of loh.
Particle
lo
- Alternative spelling of loh.
Further reading
- “lo” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Interlingua
Pronoun
lo
- it, that (direct object)
- Tu lo audi? – Do you hear it?
Related terms
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lo/
- Rhymes: -o
Etymology 1
From a Vulgar Latin *illu, from Latin illum, illud, the accusative singular of ille, by dropping il- and -m.
Article
lo m sg (plural gli)
- The form of il that is used before the so-called impure consonants, that is, s+consonant (impure s), gn, pn, ps, x or z; before a vowel it becomes l'; the
Etymology 2
From Latin illum, the accusative singular of ille.
Alternative forms
Pronoun
lo m sg (plural li, female la)
- (accusative) him
- (accusative) it, this or that thing
- Synonym: ciò
See also
References
Japanese
Romanization
lo
- Rōmaji transcription of ろ゚
- Rōmaji transcription of ロ゚
Laboya
Verb
lo
- to go
- Synonyms: kako, attu
References
- Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) , “lo”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 60
Lashi
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *la-j ~ ra. Cognates include Chinese 來 (lái) and Burmese လာ (la).
Pronunciation
Verb
lo
- to come
Synonyms
References
- Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid[2], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)
Lolopo
Etymology
From Proto-Loloish *ʔ-l(y)a¹ (Bradley), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with Sichuan Yi ꉐꆂ (hxa nie), Burmese လျှာ (hlya), S'gaw Karen ပျ့ၤ (plaȳ), Tedim Chin lei², Drung pvlai, Chepang ले (le).
Pronunciation
Noun
lo
- (Yao'an) tongue
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
Adverb
lo
- Alternative form of elo
Malagasy
Adjective
lo
- rotten, spoiled
Mandarin
Romanization
lo (Zhuyin ˙ㄌㄛ)
- Pinyin transcription of 咯
Usage notes
- Almost all syllables transliterated from Chinese speech contain one of four diacritics indicating tone. This is one of the few syllables in the Chinese language that is transcribed only in a toneless form.
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *lō, from Proto-Germanic *lauhaz.
Noun
lô f or n
- clearing in a forest
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Dutch: lo (obsolete outside toponyms)
Further reading
- “loo”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “loo”, in Middelniederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page loo
Neapolitan
Pronoun
lo
- Alternative form of 'o
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
lo n (definite singular loet, uncountable)
- lint
Derived terms
Verb
lo
- past of le
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Confer with Icelandic ló. May have something to do with Old Norse lagðr.
Noun
lo f (definite singular loa, indefinite plural loer, definite plural loene)
- woollen hairs that shed off knitted or woven fabrics
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
From Old Norse ló, lóa.
Noun
lo f (definite singular loa, indefinite plural loer, definite plural loene)
- any of various birds of the family Charadriidae, the plovers and dotterels
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Old Norse lóð f or n.
Noun
lo f (definite singular loa, indefinite plural loer, definite plural loene)
- (agriculture) a harvested (especially grain), that has been cut but not threshed
- (agriculture, collective) grain, husk and straw
- (agriculture) a grain harvest
- (agriculture, collective) hay
Etymology 4
From Old Norse ló f or n (“a clearing in the forest”).
Noun
lo f (definite singular loa, indefinite plural loer, definite plural loene)
- Used in placenames: meadow
- Synonyms: grasslette, eng
Related terms
Etymology 5
From Dutch and or Middle Low German.
Noun
lo m (definite singular loen, indefinite plural loar, definite plural loane)
- (nautical) part of a vessel whose side faces the wind
Synonyms
Antonyms
Adjective
lo (singular and plural lo)
- located or situated on the windy side
See also
Etymology 6
From Middle Low German lot (genitive lodes). Doublet of lodd.
Noun
lo f (definite singular loa, indefinite plural loer, definite plural loene)
- a shotgun shell
Derived terms
Etymology 7
Akin to Icelandic löð.
Noun
lo f (definite singular loa, indefinite plural loer, definite plural loene)
- a tool used to form the head of nails
Derived terms
Etymology 8
Of unknown origin.
Noun
lo n (definite singular loet, indefinite plural lo, definite plural loa)
- natural fertilizer
- dung
Etymology 9
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
lo
- past tense of le
Etymology 10
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
lo
- imperative of loa and loe
References
- “lo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
Novial
Pronoun
lo (genitive lon, plural los)
- he; him
Related terms
Occitan
Alternative forms
- lou (Mistralian)
- le (Toulouse, Massat)
- eth (Gascon)
Etymology
From Old Occitan lo, from Vulgar Latin *lo, *illu, from Latin illum.
Article
lo (feminine la, masculine plural los, feminine plural las)
- the; masculine singular definite article
Usage notes
- In the Provençal dialect, the masculine and feminine plural is lei.
Old French
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *lo, *illu, from Latin illum; compare Old Occitan lo.
Article
lo
- (9th and 10th centuries) Alternative form of le; masculine singular oblique definite article
Pronoun
lo
- (9th and 10th centuries) Alternative form of le; masculine singular object pronoun
Old Occitan
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *lo, *illu, from Latin illum; compare Old French lo.
Article
lo (feminine la)
- the; masculine singular definite article
Descendants
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Portuguese logo ("soon") and Spanish luego ("soon, later").
Verb
lo
Indicates the future tense of a verb.
- shall
- will
Phalura
Etymology 1
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Pronunciation
Determiner
lo (demonstrative, Perso-Arabic spelling لوۡ)
- that (agr: dist nom masc sg)
References
- Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[3], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Pronoun
lo (demonstrative, Perso-Arabic spelling لوۡ)
- it
- he (dist masc nom)
References
- Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[4], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Portuguese
Etymology
See o.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈlu/
- Hyphenation: lo
Pronoun
lo
- Alternative form of o (third-person masculine singular objective pronoun) used as an enclitic and mesoclitic following a verb form ending in a consonant (-z, -r and -s, but not -m); the consonant is elided and the preceding vowel takes an accent if necessary
Coordinate terms
- no (following a nasal vowel), o (following an oral vowel)
See also
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) lad
Etymology
From Latin lātus.
Adjective
lo m (feminine singular loa, masculine plural los, feminine plural loas)
- (Sutsilvan) wide, broad
Synonyms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) lartg
- (Puter, Vallader) larg
Silesian
Preposition
lo
- by, at, on
- to
- for
Southern Ndebele
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronoun
lo
- this; class 1 proximal demonstrative.
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronoun
lo
- this; class 3 proximal demonstrative.
Spanish
Etymology
From a Vulgar Latin *lo, *illu. Masculine pronoun from Latin illum, singular masculine accusative of ille. Neuter article and pronoun form from Latin illud, neuter of ille. Compare Portuguese o.
Pronunciation
Article
lo
- neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives; the
Pronoun
lo
- accusative of él, ello, and usted (when referring to a man); him, it, you (formal)
- impersonal neuter pronoun (clitic form of ello); it, that
Derived terms
See also
Swahili
Interjection
lo
- oh!
Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German los, from or related to Old Saxon lioht (“light”).
Pronunciation
Noun
lo c
- a lynx
- Synonym: lodjur
Declension
Derived terms
Anagrams
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English law.
Noun
lo
- law
Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 慮 (“be concerned,worry about”, SV: lự).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lɔ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lɔ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [lɔ˧˧]
Verb
lo • (𢗼, 𢥈)
- to bother, to worry, to attend to
Derived terms
Welsh
Noun
lo m
- Soft mutation of llo.
Mutation
Noun
lo m
- Soft mutation of glo.
Mutation
Westrobothnian
Etymology 1
From Old Norse ló f. Cognate with Norwegian lo f, luv m, Old English wlōh f. Related to Old Norse lagðr m (“tuft of wool or hair”).
Noun
lo n
- fluff
- dust (of tissues)
- fringe of cloth and other textiles
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German lōt, from Proto-West Germanic *laud.
Noun
lo n
- plummet
Etymology 3
From Old Norse lófi, láfi (“threshing barn”). Cognate with Norwegian låve, Swedish loge.
Noun
lo m
- threshing barn
Derived terms
Xhosa
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ló
- this; class 1 proximal demonstrative.
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ló
- this; class 3 proximal demonstrative.
Etymology 3
Pronoun
-lo
- Combining stem of lona.
Zaniza Zapotec
Noun
lo
- eye
Zhuang
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /lo˨˦/
- Tone numbers: lo1
- Hyphenation: lo
Etymology 1
Particle
lo (old orthography lo)
- Used at the end of a sentence to indicate a change of state or a new situation.
- Used at the end of a sentence to express affirmation or conclusiveness.
Etymology 2
Noun
lo (Sawndip form ⿰女卢, old orthography lo)
- (dialectal) daughter-in-law
Etymology 3
Verb
lo (Sawndip form ⿰口卢, old orthography lo)
- (dialectal) to worry; to be anxious
Zou
Noun
lo
- basket
References
- http://www.languageinindia.com/feb2013/zouphonologyfinal.pdf
Zulu
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Pronoun
lo
- this; class 1 proximal demonstrative.
Inflection
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Pronoun
lo
- this; class 3 proximal demonstrative.
Inflection
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
lo
- Combining stem of lona.
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972) , “lo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “lo (3-8)”
Source: wiktionary.org- (archaic) an interjection meaning see, look.
(source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)