dlo

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Antillean Creole

Etymology

From French de l’eau (“water”).

Noun

dlo

  1. water
  2. rain
  3. sweat

References

  • Dictionary of St. Lucian Creole (1992, →ISBN
  • Syntaxe créole comparée: Martinique, Guadeloupe, Guyane, Haïti (2012) (attests this as Guadeloupean and Martinican)

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From Saint Dominican Creole French diau, from French de l’eau (“water”).

Pronunciation

Noun

dlo

  1. water

References

  • Pidgins and Creoles: An Introduction (1995, →ISBN

Karipúna Creole French

Etymology

From Guianese Creole dlo, from French de l’eau.

Pronunciation

Noun

dlo

  1. water
    Synonym: djilo

References

  • Alfred W. Tobler (1987) Dicionário Crioulo Karipúna/Português Português/Crioulo Karípúna (in Karipúna Creole French), Summer Institute of Linguistics, page 7

Louisiana Creole

Pronunciation

Noun

dlo

  1. Alternative form of dolo (“water; body of water; tear”)

References

  • Albert Valdman, Dictionary of Louisiana Creole (1998, →ISBN

Slovincian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьľa, *děľa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdlɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔ
  • Syllabification: dlo

Preposition

dlo

  1. for; instead of
  2. for, in aid of (intended to benefit, cure, support, etc.)
  3. because of; for
  4. against

Further reading

Teribe

Noun

dlo

  1. sun

References

  • Gamarra A., Enrique, Villagra S., Inocencio (1980) Llëbo ñaglo lok kibokwogo ëre e lanyo = Vocabulario ilustrado teribe-español‎ (overall work in Teribe and Spanish), Instituto Nacional de Cultura & Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 78, 80
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