aló

See also: alo, Alo, alo-, -alo, álo, alò, and á-lô

Irish

Alternative forms

albha

Etymology

Borrowed from English aloe.

Noun

aló m (genitive singular aló, nominative plural alónna)

aloe
Synonym: fóifíneach
aloes

Declension

Declension of aló

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	aló	alónna
Vocative	a aló	a alónna
Genitive	aló	alónna
Dative	aló	alónna

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an t-aló	na halónna
Genitive	an aló	na n-alónna
Dative	leis an aló don aló	leis na halónna

Derived terms

aló íceach m (“aloe vera”)
aló searbh m (“bitter aloe”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aló	n-aló	haló	t-aló
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

"aló" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Entries containing “aló” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “aló” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈlo/

Interjection

aló

(Latin America) hello (commonly used when answering the telephone)

Synonyms

bueno (Mexico)
diga, dígame

Further reading

“aló” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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