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Finnish
Etymology
From -la + -i (with later labialization).
Suffix
-lo (front vowel harmony variant -lö, linguistic notation -lO)
- Forms various nouns.
Usage notes
- With bisyllabic stems, the preceding -a-, -ä- usually changes to -e- (compare -ella). e-stems however generally have the -e- turn into an -i-.
Derived terms
Italian
Pronoun
-lo
- (enclitic) Alternative form of lo
- dare (“to give”) → darlo (“to give it”)
- vendere (“to sell”) → venderlo (“to sell it”)
- servire (“to serve”) → servirlo (“to serve it”)
- mangia (“eat!”) → mangialo (“eat it!”)
Usage notes
- Appended to present active infinitive verb forms to derive accusative forms when the object is third singular masculine person. Also appended to second singular person imperative forms. The final -e of the original infinitive is removed :
- -are → -arlo
- -ere → -erlo
- -ire → -irlo
Where the verb ends in -rre, the final re is removed, leaving behind just an -r:
- introdurre (“to introduce”) → introdurlo (“to introduce him”)
In any case, after the suffixation, there is only a single r and no vowels immediately before -lo.
Latin
Suffix
-lō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of -lus
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-dlo.
Suffix
-lo (Cyrillic spelling -ло)
- Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually denoting senses or objects, used as a pejorative or as an abstract noun.
- Suffix appended to words to create a masculine or neuter noun, usually for forming diminutives, pejoratives, abstract nouns and for denoting a tool.
See also
Swahili
Suffix
-lo
- ji class(V) relative marker
See also
Swahili verbal concords (third person)