illo

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See also: illó, illő, and -illo

English

Etymology

Diminutive of illustration with -o.

Noun

illo (plural illos)

  1. (informal) An illustration.
    • 1981, George H. Scithers, Amra, volume 2, number 69, page 9:
      We will also begin paying for art work: about $20 to $35 for a full-page illo, and others in proportion.
    • 2008, Vibe (November 2008): "Idol Worship" by Keith Murphy
      this 188-page photo/illo tome is a gorgeously provocative companion piece for music heads consumed with the classic and the current.

Anagrams

Galician

Verb

illo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of illar

Interlingua

Pronoun

illo

  1. it, that (indirect object)
    Io pagava pro illo ― I paid for it

Latin

Pronoun

illō

  1. ablative masculine/neuter singular of ille

References

  • “illo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “illo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • illo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Phuthi

Etymology

From i- +‎ -lla +‎ -o.

Noun

íllo class 9 (plural tíllo class 10)

  1. crying

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Spanish

Etymology

A shortened form of quillo (a term of endearment for a young person used in Andalucia), itself a shortened form of chiquillo, a diminutive of chico (“kid”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈiʝo/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /ˈiʎo/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈiʃo/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈiʒo/

 

  • Syllabification: i‧llo

Noun

illo m (plural illos)

  1. (colloquial, Andalusia) used to address a child; hey kid!
  2. (colloquial, Andalusia) used to address one's friends; mate; dude; my guy

Interjection

illo

  1. (colloquial, Andalusia) interjection to express excitement, surprise, annoyance, etc.; oh dude!
  2. (colloquial, Andalusia) used to get someone's attention; hey you!

See also

  • -illo (dimunitive suffix)
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