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Alo

Alo

See also: alo, álo, aló, alò, alo-, and -alo

Estonian

Proper noun

Alo

  1. A male given name.

alo

alo

See also: Alo, álo, aló, alò, alo-, and -alo

Classical Nahuatl

Ara macao

Noun

alo (animate, plural alomeh)

  1. A species of macaw; Ara macao, the scarlet macaw.

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Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qaro, from Proto-Oceanic *qarop, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qadəp (compare Indonesian hadap, Malay hadap).

Noun

alo

  1. front (facing side)

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu, *laqəlu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaSəlu.

Noun

alo

  1. pestle (instrument used with a mortar to grind things)

Italian

Verb

alo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of alare

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *alō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi (grow, nourish). Related to oleō.

Pronunciation

Verb

alō (present infinitive alere, perfect active aluī, supine altum or alitum); third conjugation

  1. I foster, nourish
  2. I feed, I maintain, I develop
    Hominum gratia generatur, aluntur bestiae.
    It is for the sake of man that beasts are bred.

Inflection

There are two possible conjugations; the difference lies within the non-finite and supine forms.

   Conjugation of alo (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present alō alis alit alimus alitis alunt
imperfect alēbam alēbās alēbat alēbāmus alēbātis alēbant
future alam alēs alet alēmus alētis alent
perfect aluī aluistī aluit aluimus aluistis aluērunt, aluēre
pluperfect alueram aluerās aluerat aluerāmus aluerātis aluerant
future perfect aluerō alueris aluerit aluerimus alueritis aluerint
passive present alor aleris, alere alitur alimur aliminī aluntur
imperfect alēbar alēbāris, alēbāre alēbātur alēbāmur alēbāminī alēbantur
future alar alēris, alēre alētur alēmur alēminī alentur
perfect altus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect altus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect altus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present alam alās alat alāmus alātis alant
imperfect alerem alerēs aleret alerēmus alerētis alerent
perfect aluerim aluerīs aluerit aluerīmus aluerītis aluerint
pluperfect aluissem aluissēs aluisset aluissēmus aluissētis aluissent
passive present alar alāris, alāre alātur alāmur alāminī alantur
imperfect alerer alerēris, alerēre alerētur alerēmur alerēminī alerentur
perfect altus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect altus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present ale alite
future alitō alitō alitōte aluntō
passive present alere aliminī
future alitor alitor aluntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives alere aluisse altūrus esse alī altus esse altum īrī
participles alēns altūrus altus alendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
alere alendī alendō alendum altum altū
   Conjugation of alo (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present alō alis alit alimus alitis alunt
imperfect alēbam alēbās alēbat alēbāmus alēbātis alēbant
future alam alēs alet alēmus alētis alent
perfect aluī aluistī aluit aluimus aluistis aluērunt, aluēre
pluperfect alueram aluerās aluerat aluerāmus aluerātis aluerant
future perfect aluerō alueris aluerit aluerimus alueritis aluerint
passive present alor aleris, alere alitur alimur aliminī aluntur
imperfect alēbar alēbāris, alēbāre alēbātur alēbāmur alēbāminī alēbantur
future alar alēris, alēre alētur alēmur alēminī alentur
perfect alitus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect alitus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect alitus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present alam alās alat alāmus alātis alant
imperfect alerem alerēs aleret alerēmus alerētis alerent
perfect aluerim aluerīs aluerit aluerīmus aluerītis aluerint
pluperfect aluissem aluissēs aluisset aluissēmus aluissētis aluissent
passive present alar alāris, alāre alātur alāmur alāminī alantur
imperfect alerer alerēris, alerēre alerētur alerēmur alerēminī alerentur
perfect alitus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect alitus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present ale alite
future alitō alitō alitōte aluntō
passive present alere aliminī
future alitor alitor aluntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives alere aluisse alitūrus esse alī alitus esse alitum īrī
participles alēns alitūrus alitus alendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
alere alendī alendō alendum alitum alitū

Derived terms

Related terms

  • alicārius
  • alimentārius

Descendants

See also

References

  • alo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • alo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ALO in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • Félix Gaffiot (1934), “alo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
  • Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to keep up a fire: ignem alere
    • to entertain a hope: spem alere
    • to keep horses, dogs: alere equos, canes
    • to support an army: alere exercitum (Off. 1. 8. 25)
    • (ambiguous) the tide is coming in: aestus ex alto se incitat (B. G. 3.12)
    • (ambiguous) to study the commonplace: cogitationes in res humiles abicere (De Amic. 9. 32) (Opp. alte spectare, ad altiora tendere, altum, magnificum, divinum suspicere)
    • (ambiguous) to put to sea: vela in altum dare (Liv. 25. 27)
    • (ambiguous) the storm drives some one on an unknown coast: procella (tempestas) aliquem ex alto ad ignotas terras (oras) defert
    • (ambiguous) to make fast boats to anchors: naves (classem) constituere (in alto)

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *alu. Cognate with Old English ealu, Middle Dutch ale, Old High German al-, Old Norse ǫl (Swedish öl).

Noun

alo n

  1. beer, ale

Portuguese

Verb

alo

  1. First-person singular (eu) present indicative of alar

Romanian

Etymology

From French allô.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈlo/
  • Rhymes: -o

Interjection

alo

  1. hello (when answering the telephone)

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Turkish

Etymology

Borrowing from French allô.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): ʌlɒ

Interjection

alo

  1. hello (only when picking up the phone)

Volapük

Adverb

alo

  1. at any rate
  2. in any event