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See also: Ajo, ajó, aĵo, ajö, äjo, -ajo, -aĵo, -ajö, and a'jö

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *a-jā, compound of proclitic particle a and jā, from *h₁eyéh₂ (compare Latin eā), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey. More at ai.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ajo f sg (accusative atë, dative asaj, ablative asaj)

  1. she

Declension

forms of ajo
ajo (3rd person feminine singular)
nominative ajo
ablative asaj / saj
full form clitic
accusative atë e
dative asaj i
possessive adjective possessive pronoun
i saj i saji

See also

Albanian personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person unë ne
2nd person ti ju
3rd person masculine ai ata
feminine ajo ato

Further reading

  • “ajo”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “ajo”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎
  • “ajo”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ajo. Equivalent to ajaa (“to drive”) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

Noun

ajo

  1. driving
  2. riding (act of riding a motorcycle)
  3. chase
    Synonyms: takaa-ajo, jahti
  4. shaving (act of shaving hair)
  5. (computing) execution, run
  6. (motor racing) (endurance) race
    Le Mansin 24 tunnin ajo ― 24 Hours of Le Mans

Declension

Inflection of ajo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative ajo ajot
genitive ajon ajojen
partitive ajoa ajoja
illative ajoon ajoihin
singular plural
nominative ajo ajot
accusative nom. ajo ajot
gen. ajon
genitive ajon ajojen
partitive ajoa ajoja
inessive ajossa ajoissa
elative ajosta ajoista
illative ajoon ajoihin
adessive ajolla ajoilla
ablative ajolta ajoilta
allative ajolle ajoille
essive ajona ajoina
translative ajoksi ajoiksi
abessive ajotta ajoitta
instructive — ajoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of ajo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ajoni ajoni
accusative nom. ajoni ajoni
gen. ajoni
genitive ajoni ajojeni
partitive ajoani ajojani
inessive ajossani ajoissani
elative ajostani ajoistani
illative ajooni ajoihini
adessive ajollani ajoillani
ablative ajoltani ajoiltani
allative ajolleni ajoilleni
essive ajonani ajoinani
translative ajokseni ajoikseni
abessive ajottani ajoittani
instructive — —
comitative — ajoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ajosi ajosi
accusative nom. ajosi ajosi
gen. ajosi
genitive ajosi ajojesi
partitive ajoasi ajojasi
inessive ajossasi ajoissasi
elative ajostasi ajoistasi
illative ajoosi ajoihisi
adessive ajollasi ajoillasi
ablative ajoltasi ajoiltasi
allative ajollesi ajoillesi
essive ajonasi ajoinasi
translative ajoksesi ajoiksesi
abessive ajottasi ajoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — ajoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ajomme ajomme
accusative nom. ajomme ajomme
gen. ajomme
genitive ajomme ajojemme
partitive ajoamme ajojamme
inessive ajossamme ajoissamme
elative ajostamme ajoistamme
illative ajoomme ajoihimme
adessive ajollamme ajoillamme
ablative ajoltamme ajoiltamme
allative ajollemme ajoillemme
essive ajonamme ajoinamme
translative ajoksemme ajoiksemme
abessive ajottamme ajoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — ajoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ajonne ajonne
accusative nom. ajonne ajonne
gen. ajonne
genitive ajonne ajojenne
partitive ajoanne ajojanne
inessive ajossanne ajoissanne
elative ajostanne ajoistanne
illative ajoonne ajoihinne
adessive ajollanne ajoillanne
ablative ajoltanne ajoiltanne
allative ajollenne ajoillenne
essive ajonanne ajoinanne
translative ajoksenne ajoiksenne
abessive ajottanne ajoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — ajoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative ajonsa ajonsa
accusative nom. ajonsa ajonsa
gen. ajonsa
genitive ajonsa ajojensa
partitive ajoaan
ajoansa 		ajojaan
ajojansa
inessive ajossaan
ajossansa 		ajoissaan
ajoissansa
elative ajostaan
ajostansa 		ajoistaan
ajoistansa
illative ajoonsa ajoihinsa
adessive ajollaan
ajollansa 		ajoillaan
ajoillansa
ablative ajoltaan
ajoltansa 		ajoiltaan
ajoiltansa
allative ajolleen
ajollensa 		ajoilleen
ajoillensa
essive ajonaan
ajonansa 		ajoinaan
ajoinansa
translative ajokseen
ajoksensa 		ajoikseen
ajoiksensa
abessive ajottaan
ajottansa 		ajoittaan
ajoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — ajoineen
ajoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

Galician

Verb

ajo

  1. (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular present indicative of agir

Gun

Etymology

Cognate with Fon àjò

Pronunciation

Noun

àjò (plural àjò lɛ́ or àjò lẹ́)

  1. theft

Derived terms

Indonesian

Etymology

From Minangkabau .

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈad͡ʒo/
  • Hyphenation: ajo

Noun

ajo (first-person possessive ajoku, second-person possessive ajomu, third-person possessive ajonya)

  1. (dialect) older brother.
    Synonym: uda

Further reading

Ingrian

Etymology

From aijaa (“to ride; to drive”) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

Noun

ajo

  1. ride (on a horse)
  2. scrap (on the coast)

Declension

Declension of ajo (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative ajo ajot
genitive ajon aijoin, ajoloin
partitive aijoa ajoja, ajoloja
illative aijoo aijoi, ajoloihe
inessive ajos ajois, ajolois
elative ajost ajoist, ajoloist
allative ajolle ajoille, ajoloille
adessive ajol ajoil, ajoloil
ablative ajolt ajoilt, ajoloilt
translative ajoks ajoiks, ajoloiks
essive ajonna, aijoon ajoinna, ajoloinna, aijoin, ajoloin
exessive1) ajont ajoint, ajoloint
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.

Derived terms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 9

Latin

Verb

ajō (present infinitive ajere, perfect active ait); third conjugation iō-variant, irregular, highly defective

  1. Alternative spelling of aiō

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Derived from ajotin (“to drive”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ajo m or f (Arabic spelling ئاژۆ)

  1. Synonym of ajotvan (“driver”)

Declension

Declension of ajo
Definite feminine and masculine gender
Case Feminine (sg) Masculine (sg) Plural
Nominative ajo ajo ajo
Construct ajoya ajoyê ajoyên
Oblique ajoyê ajoyî ajoyan
Demonstrative oblique wê ajoyê wî ajoyî wan ajoyan
Vocative ajoyê ajoyo ajoyino
Indefinite feminine and masculine gender
Case Feminine (sg) Masculine (sg) Plural
Nominative ajoyek ajoyek ajoyin
Construct ajoyeke ajoyekî ajoyine
Oblique ajoyekê ajoyekî ajoyinan

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ajo”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 4

Portuguese

Verb

ajo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of agir

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaxo/
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -axo
  • Syllabification: a‧jo

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin allium.

Noun

ajo m (plural ajos)

  1. garlic
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Aymara: ajusa
  • → Cebuano: ahos
  • → Guaraní: áho
  • → Highland Totonac: āꞌxux
  • → Ivatan: akus
  • → Jakaltek: aẍuẍ
  • → Mapudungun: ako
  • → Quechua: ahus
  • → Rayón Zoque: ašus
  • → Tagalog: aho
  • → Xicotepec de Juárez Totonac: āꞌxux
  • → Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl: ajo

Etymology 2

Shortened from carajo.

Noun

ajo m (plural ajos)

  1. profanity, curse word
    Synonym: palabrota

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ajo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of agir
  2. first-person singular present indicative of ajar

Further reading

Venetian

Un ajo.
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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin alium.

Pronunciation

  • (central) IPA(key): /ˈa.jo/
  • (lagoon) IPA(key): /ˈa.d͡ʒo/

Noun

ajo m (plural aji)

  1. garlic
    Go tolto tanto ajo e tante séołe.
    I harvested lots of garlic and onions.

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ajo.

Pronunciation

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈɑjo/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑjo
  • Hyphenation: a‧jo

Noun

ajo

  1. travel, trip
  2. driving
  3. chase

Inflection

Declension of ajo (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative ajo ajod
genitive ajo ajojõ, ajoi
partitive ajjoa ajoitõ, ajoi
illative ajjosõ, ajjo ajoisõ
inessive ajoz ajoiz
elative ajossõ ajoissõ
allative ajolõ ajoilõ
adessive ajollõ ajoillõ
ablative ajoltõ ajoiltõ
translative ajossi ajoissi
*) 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) “ajo”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Ye'kwana

Pronunciation

Verb

ajo

  1. (transitive) to chew
  2. (transitive) to grind

References

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “ajo”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎, Lyon
  • Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) “”, in The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, page 315

Yoruba

Àjó

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

àjó

  1. turmeric
    Synonyms: ata ilẹ̀ pupa, yéyémùyé, àjóyìbó

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

àjò

  1. journey, trip
  2. abroad
    àwọn ọmọ Nàìjá tó wà lájò ― the Nigerian Diaspora (literally, “the Nigerians that are abroad”)
Derived terms

Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ajo, from Latin allium.

Noun

ajo

  1. garlic

References

  • Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2006) Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán‎, segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F. México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 21
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