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Etymology
From Spanish asilo, from Latin asylum, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλον (ásulon).
Noun
asílo
- asylum, protection, shelter, refuge
Italian
Etymology
From Latin asylum, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλον (ásulon).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈzi.lo/
- Rhymes: -ilo
- Hyphenation: a‧sì‧lo
Noun
asilo m (plural asili)
- (education) nursery, nursery school
- Synonyms: nido, scuola materna, scuola dell'infanzia
- (politics) asylum
- shelter, refuge
- Synonym: rifugio
Further reading
- asilo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
asīlō
- dative/ablative singular of asīlus
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin asȳlum, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλον (ásulon).
Pronunciation
Noun
asilo m (plural asilos)
- asylum
- refuge, shelter
- old people's home, rest home, nursing home (a place of residence for people who require assistance from carers)
- old people's home, retirement village, retirement home, residence for the elderly (a place of residence for people who require little or no assistance from carers)
Derived terms
Further reading
Etymology 2
Verb
asilo
- first-person singular present indicative of asilar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈsilo/
- Rhymes: -ilo
- Syllabification: a‧si‧lo
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin asylum, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλον (ásulon).
Noun
asilo m (plural asilos)
- shelter, refuge
- asylum (home)
- asylum (political asylum)
- Synonym: asilo político
- (usually derogatory) old people's home, rest home, nursing home (a place of residence for people who require assistance from carers)
- Synonyms: residencia, residencia de mayores, residencia de ancianos
- (usually derogatory) old people's home, retirement village, retirement home, residence for the elderly (a place of residence for people who require little or no assistance from carers)
- Synonyms: residencia, residencia de mayores, residencia de ancianos
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Verb
asilo
- first-person singular present indicative of asilar
Etymology 3
Verb
asilo
- second-person singular voseo imperative of asir combined with lo
Further reading
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish asilo, from Latin asylum, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλον (ásulon).
Pronunciation
Noun
asilo or ásiló (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜒᜎᜓ)
- asylum; refuge
See also
Further reading
- “asilo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018