-lo

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Finnish

Etymology

From -la +‎ -i (with later labialization).

Suffix

-lo (front vowel harmony variant -lö, linguistic notation -lO)

  1. 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

  1. (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

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of -lus

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-dlo.

Suffix

-lo (Cyrillic spelling -ло)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually denoting senses or objects, used as a pejorative or as an abstract noun.
  2. 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

  1. ji class(V) relative marker

See also