-ilo

See also: ilo and ILO

Esperanto

Etymology

From a Slavic language, (cf. Proto-Slavic *-dlo). Compare also German -el.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈilo/
  • Hyphenation: i‧lo
  • Rhymes: -ilo

Suffix

-ilo

  1. an instrument, a tool for performing the action of the root
    ‎pafi (“to shoot”) + ‎-ilo → ‎pafilo (“a firearm”)
    ‎segi (“to saw”) + ‎-ilo → ‎segilo (“a saw”)
    ‎tondi (“to shear”) + ‎-ilo → ‎tondilo (“scissors”)
    ‎tranĉi (“to cut, slice”) + ‎-ilo → ‎tranĉilo (“a knife”)

Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Esperanto_words_suffixed_with_-ilo' title='Category:Esperanto words suffixed with -ilo'>Esperanto words suffixed with -ilo</a>

Ido

Etymology

Back-formation from utensilo (“utensil, tool, instrument”).[1]

Suffix

-ilo

  1. A suffix used with a verbal root to denote an instrument, tool, or means of performing an action.
    ‎fotografar (“to photograph”) + ‎-ilo → ‎fotografilo (“camera”)

Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Ido_words_suffixed_with_-ilo' title='Category:Ido words suffixed with -ilo'>Ido words suffixed with -ilo</a>

References
  1. “Sufixi. (ik-yun)”, in Kompleta gramatiko detaloza‎ (in Ido), accessed 2015-12-23

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Suffix

-ilo (Cyrillic spelling -ило)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually denoting senses or objects, used as a pejorative or as an abstract noun.

Declension
Declension of -ilo
singular plural
nominative -ilo -ila
genitive -ila -ila
dative -ilu -ilima
accusative -ilo -ila
vocative -ilo -ila
locative -ilu -ilima
instrumental -ilom -ilima

See also

Spanish

Etymology

Suffix

-ilo m

  1. (organic chemistry) -yl
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