lo

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Translingual

Symbol

lo

1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Lao.

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Lao terms

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ləʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /loʊ/

• Audio (US):

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• Homophones: low, Lowe
• Rhymes: -əʊ

Etymology 1

From Middle English lo, loo, from Old English lā (“exclamation of surprise, grief, or joy”). Conflated in Middle English with lo! (interjection), a corruption of lok!, loke! (“look!”) (as in lo we! (look we!)). Cognate with Scots lo, lu (“lo”). See also look.

Interjection

lo

1. (archaic) look, see, behold (in an imperative sense).
   • c. 1610-11, William Shakespeare, The Tempest‎^[3], act III, scene ii:

     Caliban: Lo, lo again! Bite him to death, I prithee.

   • 1859, Edward Fitzgerald, The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám: The Astronomer-Poet of Persia, page 1:

     Awake! for Morning in the Bowl of Night,
     Has flung the Stone that puts the Stars to Flight:
     And Lo! the Hunter of the East has caught
     The Sultán's Turret in a Noose of light.

   • first published 1611, reprinted c. 1900, The Bible, King James version, Luke 15:29:

     [...], Lo, these many years do I serve thee, [...].

   • 1925, Charles Henry Brewitt-Taylor, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, translation of original by Luo Guanzhong:

     Emperor Ling went in state to the Hall of Virtue. As he drew near the throne, a rushing whirlwind arose in the corner of the hall and, lo! from the roof beams floated down a monstrous black serpent that coiled itself up on the very seat of majesty. The Emperor fell in a swoon.

   • 1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 588:

     "Tambi will be here in..." He computed carefully. "... in exactly twenty seconds." And, lo, Tambi appeared at that very moment.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:lo

Related terms

• lo and behold

Translations

look, see, behold

• Bengali: হেরো (bn) (herō)
• Czech: hle (cs), ejhle (cs), ajta
• Dutch: aanschouw (nl)
• Esperanto: jen (eo)
• Finnish: katso (fi)
• French: voici (fr), voilà (fr)
• German: sieh (de), guck (de)
• Greek: ιδού (el) (idoú)

  Ancient: ἰδού (idoú)

• Hebrew: הבט m (habet), הביטי f (habiti), הביטו pl (habitu)
• Hungarian: íme (hu)
• Icelandic: sjá (is)
• Ido: yen (io)
• Italian: ecco (it)
• Japanese: ほら (ja) (hora)
• Latin: ecce
• Latvian: lūk, āre, re (lv)
• Polish: oto (pl), ot (pl)
• Portuguese: ó (pt), contemplai (pt)
• Russian: вот (ru) (vot), смотри́ (ru) (smotrí), глянь (ru) (gljanʹ), гляди́ (ru) (gljadí)
• Serbo-Croatian: evo (sh)
• Spanish: ve (es), ved (es), vea (es), veamos (es), vean (es), mirad (es), he aquí (es)
• Swedish: skåda (sv), si (sv)
• Turkish: işte (tr)

Etymology 2

Variant of low.

Adjective

lo (not comparable)

1. Informal spelling of low.

Derived terms

• hi-lo
• lo-cal
• lo-fi
• lo-tech

 

Related terms

• hi
• mid

Etymology 3

Interjection

lo

1. Clipping of hello.

Alternative forms

• 'lo, 'llo

Etymology 4

Clipping of location.

Noun

lo (plural los)

1. (African-American Vernacular) Clipping of location.

   Ayo, send me your lo.

Etymology 5

Particle

lo

1. Alternative form of lol

See also

• lo-lo

Etymology 6

From Hokkien 囉 / 啰 (--lo͘). Doublet of lor.

Alternative forms

• loh

Pronunciation

• (Singapore) IPA^(key): [ˈloː˧˨]

Particle

lo

1. (Singlish, Manglish, rare or in set phrases) Sentence-final particle denoting finality or completion.

   Synonyms: (Singlish) liao, already

Anagrams

• -ol, OL, Ol., ol, ol'

Aragonese

Pronoun

lo

1. him (direct object)

Asturian

Alternative forms

• llo (archaic)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *lo, *illu, from Latin illud, neuter of ille.

Article

lo n sg (masculine el, feminine la, masculine plural los, feminine plural les)

1. (definite) the

Pronoun

lo

1. it (third-person singular neuter direct pronoun)

Basque

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lo/ [lo]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -o
• Hyphenation: lo

Noun

lo inan

1. sleep

Declension

Declension of lo (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	lo	loa	loak
ergative	lok	loak	loek
dative	lori	loari	loei
genitive	loren	loaren	loen
comitative	lorekin	loarekin	loekin
causative	lorengatik	loarengatik	loengatik
benefactive	lorentzat	loarentzat	loentzat
instrumental	loz	loaz	loez
inessive	lotan	loan	loetan
locative	lotako	loko	loetako
allative	lotara	lora	loetara
terminative	lotaraino	loraino	loetaraino
directive	lotarantz	lorantz	loetarantz
destinative	lotarako	lorako	loetarako
ablative	lotatik	lotik	loetatik
partitive	lorik	—	—
prolative	lotzat	—	—

Derived terms

• lo egin (“to sleep”)
• logela (“bedroom”)

 

Further reading

• “lo”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “lo”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Central) IPA^(key): /lu/
• (Valencia) IPA^(key): /lo/
• Rhymes: -o

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *illu, from Latin illum, accusative of ille.

Pronoun

lo (enclitic, contracted 'l, proclitic el, contracted proclitic l')

1. him (direct object)

Usage notes

• -lo is the full (plena) form of the pronoun. It is normally used after verbs ending with a consonant or ⟨u⟩.

  Has d'ajudar-lo. ― You have to help him.

Declension

Catalan personal pronouns and clitics

	strong/subject	weak (direct object)		weak (indirect object)		possessive
singular		proclitic	enclitic	proclitic	enclitic
1st person	jo, mi3	em, m’	-me, ’m	em, m’	-me, ’m	meu
1st person majestic1	nós	ens	-nos, ’ns	ens	-nos, ’ns	nostre
2nd person	tu	et, t’	-te, ’t	et, t’	-te, ’t	teu
2nd person formal1	vós	us	-vos, -us	us	-vos, -us	vostre
2nd person very formal2	vostè	el, l’	-lo, ’l	li	-li	seu
3rd person masculine	ell	el, l’	-lo, ’l	li	-li	seu
3rd person feminine	ella	la, l’4	-la	li	-li	seu
3rd person neuter		ho	-ho	li	-li	seu
3rd person reflexive	si	es, s’	-se, ’s	es, s’	-se, ’s	seu
plural
1st person	nosaltres	ens	-nos, ’ns	ens	-nos, ’ns	nostre
2nd person	vosaltres	us	-vos, -us	us	-vos, -us	vostre
2nd person formal2	vostès	els	-los, ’ls	els	-los, ’ls	seu
3rd person masculine	ells	els	-los, ’ls	els	-los, ’ls	seu
3rd person feminine	elles	les	-les	els	-los, ’ls	seu
3rd person reflexive	si	es, s’	-se, ’s	es, s’	-se, ’s	seu
adverbial
ablative/genitive		en, n’	-ne, ’n
locative		hi	-hi
1) Behaves grammatically as plural. 2) Behaves grammatically as third person.			3) Only as object of a preposition. 4) Not before unstressed (h)i-, (h)u-.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin illum, from ille.

Article

lo m (feminine la, masculine plural los, feminine plural les)

1. (archaic or dialectal) the (definite article)

   Synonym: (standard) el

Further reading

• “lo” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “lo”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “lo” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “lo” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Chickasaw

Pronoun

lo

1. I

Chinese

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lō

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄛ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lō
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lo
    • Wade–Giles: lo¹
    • Yale: lō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lho
    • Palladius: ло (lo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔ⁵⁵/

Noun

lo

1. (neologism, mostly in compounds) Lolita fashion

   lo娘  ―  lo niáng  ―  a girl who regularly dresses in lolita fashion

Derived terms

• lo娘 (lōniáng)
• lo裝 / lo装 (lōzhuāng)

 

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *lluɨɣ, from Proto-Celtic *leigā. Cognate with Welsh llwy, Breton loa (Vannes dialect loé, lui).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [loː]

Noun

lo f (plural loyow)

1. spoon

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Sranan Tongo lo, Saramaccan lɔ́, Aukan ló, all probably from Ewe hlɔ̃ (“revenge; group of (maternal) relatives responsible for exacting revenge, clan”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

lo f (plural lo's)

1. (chiefly Suriname) matrilineal clan within a Maroon tribe
   • 2023 August 28, Samuel Wens, “Saramaccaners hebben naast Aboikoni nu ook Banai als granman [In addition to Aboikoni, Saramaccans now also have Banai as paramount chief]”, in De Ware Tijd‎^[4], retrieved 6 January 2024:

     Stefanus Poeketi, kapitein van Dawme en voorzitter van de ‘Twaalfoe Lo’, stelde dat de functie van granman niet uitsluitend door één lo zal worden uitgeoefend. Hij kondigde aan dat notarieel vastgelegd zal worden dat het ‘granmanschap’ gaat rouleren onder de twaalf lo’s van de Saramaccaanse stam.

     Stefanus Poeketi, village chief of Dawme and chairman of the 'Twaalfoe Lo', stated that the position of paramount chief will not be held exclusively by one clan. He announced that it will be notarially certified that the 'paramount chieftaincy' will rotate among the twelve clans of the Saramaccan tribe.

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): [lo]
• Hyphenation: lo

Noun

lo (accusative singular lo-on, plural lo-oj, accusative plural lo-ojn)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter L/l.

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) litero; a, bo, co, ĉo, do, e, fo, go, ĝo, ho, ĥo, i, jo, ĵo, ko, lo, mo, no, o, po, ro, so, ŝo, to, u, ŭo, vo, zo

Franco-Provençal

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin illum.

Alternative forms

• le

Determiner

lo m (prevocalic l', feminine singular la, masculine plural los, feminine plural les)

1. the (masculine singular definite article)

Pronoun

lo m (prevocalic l') (ORB, broad)

1. him, it (third-person singular masculine accusative)

See also

Franco-Provençal personal pronouns

singular	nominative	accusative	dative	tonic1	possessive2
1st person	jo	mè			min
2nd person	te	tè			tin
3rd person masculine	il	lo / le	lui		sin
3rd person feminine	el	la	lyé
3rd person neuter	o		y	—
3rd person reflexive	—	sè
plural	nominative	accusative	dative	tonic1	possessive2
1st person	nos				noutro
2nd person	vos				voutro
3rd person masculine	ils	los / les	lor		lor
3rd person feminine	els	les	lor / lyés
3rd person reflexive	—	sè
1 Disjunctive or object of a preposition.		2 Generally preceded by a definite article.

References

• le [1] in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
• lo in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Etymology 2

Noun

lo (Old Dauphinois)

1. Alternative form of lop (“wolf”)

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “lŭpus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 5: J L, page 457

Etymology 3

Noun

lo (Old Dauphinois)

1. Alternative form of lèc (“lake”)

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “lacus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 5: J L, page 126

Galician

Etymology 1

See o. Compare Portuguese lo.

Article

lo m sg (feminine singular la, masculine plural los, feminine plural las)

1. Alternative form of o (“the”, masculine singular)

   Para seres forte debes come-lo caldo.

   You must eat the broth for growing strong.

Usage notes

The l- forms of article are compulsorily used after the preposition por and adverb u. It is optional when the preceding word ends in -r or -s, after unstressed pronouns nos, vos and lles (when they are enclitc) of ambos, entrambos, todos, tras and copulative conjunction (e mais and tonic pronouns vós and nós followed by a numerical precision).

Related terms

• la
• o

Etymology 2

Pronoun

lo m (accusative)

1. Alternative form of o (“him”)

Usage notes

The l- forms of accusative third-person pronouns are used when the preceding word ends in -r or -s, and is suffixed to the preceding word.

Related terms

• la
• no
• o

Ido

Etymology

Back-formation from co (“this”), to (“that”), based on la (“the”), ol (“it”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lo/, /lɔ/

Pronoun

lo

1. referring to a previous sentence or phrase, i.e. a fact rather than an object; it, the

   Il esas mortinta de tri monati, e vu ne savas lo!

   He's been dead for three months, and you didn't know it (that he's been dead for three months)!

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Betawi Kota lo (“you”), from Hokkien 汝 (lú). Doublet of lu.

Pronoun

lo

1. (chiefly Jakarta, slang) Second-person singular pronoun: you, your, yours

   Oke, kalau lo baper, yuk cabut. ― OK, if you are sensitive, let's go!

Synonyms

Indonesian informal second-person pronouns:

• anta (informal, mainly used by Muslim community)
• antum (informal, mainly used by Muslim community)
• coen (slang, East Java)
• ente (informal, mainly used by Betawi ethnic group)
• kamu (intimate)
• ko, kowe (informal, Java)
• kon, koen (colloquial, East Java)
• lu, lo, loe, elu (informal, mainly used by Betawi ethnic group)
• mika, mike (informal, Eastern Sumatra)

Etymology 2

Interjection

lo

1. Alternative spelling of loh.

Particle

lo

1. Alternative spelling of loh.

Further reading

• “lo” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Interlingua

Pronoun

lo

1. it, that (direct object)

   Tu lo audi? – Do you hear it?

Related terms

• illo

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^°/lo/^°, /lo/^°
• Rhymes: -o
• Hyphenation: lo

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *illu, from Latin illum, illud, by dropping il- and -m.

Article

Italian Definite Articles
	singular	plural
masculine	il lo/l'	i gli
feminine	la/l'	le

lo m sg (plural gli)

1. the form of il that is used before the so-called impure consonants, that is, s+consonant (impure s), gn, pn, ps, x, y, or z, and before i+vocal; before a vowel it becomes l'; the

   l’osso ― the bone

   lo stato ― the state

   lo zio ― the uncle

   lo ione ― the ion

Etymology 2

From Latin illum.

Alternative forms

• -lo (enclitic)

Pronoun

lo m sg (plural li, female la)

1. (accusative) him

   Lo conosci? ― Do you know him?

2. (accusative) it, this or that thing

   Synonym: ciò

   Quando te lo diedi. ― When I gave it to you.

See also

Italian personal pronouns

Number	Person	Gender	Nominative	Reflexive	Accusative	Dative	Combined	Disjunctive	Locative	Partitive
Singular	first	—	io	mi, m', -mi			me	me	—
	second	—	tu	ti, t', -ti			te	te
	third	m	lui	si2, s', -si	lo, l', -lo	gli, -gli	glie, se2	lui, sé	ci, c', vi, v' (formal)	ne, n'
		f	lei, Lei1		la, La1, l', L'1, -la, -La1	le3, Le1, -le3, -Le1		lei, Lei1, sé
Plural	first	—	noi	ci, c', -ci			ce	noi	—
	second	—	voi, Voi4	vi, Vi4, v', V'4, -vi, -Vi4			ve	voi, Voi4
	third	m	loro, Loro1	si, s', -si	li, Li1, -li, -Li1	gli, -gli, loro (formal), Loro1	glie, se	loro, Loro1, sé	ci, c', vi, v' (formal)	ne, n'
		f			le, Le1, -le, -Le1
1	Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead.
2	Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive.
3	Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language.
4	Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous).

Japanese

Romanization

lo

1. Rōmaji transcription of ろ゚
2. Rōmaji transcription of ロ゚

Laboya

Verb

lo

1. to go

   Synonyms: kako, attu

References

• Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “lo”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 60

Lashi

Etymology

From Proto-Lolo-Burmese [Term?], from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *laj. Cognates include Chinese 來 / 来 (lái) and Burmese လာ (la).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lo˧/

Verb

lo

1. (intransitive) to come

Synonyms

• ré

References

• Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎^[5], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis), page 16

Lolopo

Etymology

From Proto-Loloish *ʔ-l(y)a¹ (Bradley), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with Nuosu ꉐꆂ (hxa nie), Burmese လျှာ (hlya), S'gaw Karen ပျ့ၤ (plaȳ), Tedim Chin lei², Drung pvlai, Chepang ले (le).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɮo³³]

Noun

lo 

1. (Yao'an) tongue

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

Derived from French l’ (“the”) + French eau (“water”), with the definite article re-analyzed as part of the noun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lo/
• Rhymes: -o

Noun

lo

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

References

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

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loː/

Adverb

lo

1. Alternative form of elo

Malagasy

Adjective

lo

1. rotten, spoiled

Mandarin

Romanization

lo (lo⁵ / lo⁰, Zhuyin ˙ㄌㄛ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 咯

lo

1. Nonstandard spelling of lō.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *lō.

Noun

lô f or n

1. clearing in a forest

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• lôon

Descendants

• Dutch: lo (obsolete outside toponyms)

Further reading

• “loo”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “loo”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page loo

Neapolitan

Pronoun

lo

1. Alternative form of 'o

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

lo n (definite singular loet, uncountable)

1. lint

Derived terms

• loe

Verb

lo

1. past of le

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luː/

Etymology 1

Compare with Icelandic ló. May have something to do with Old Norse lagðr.

Noun

lo f (definite singular loa, indefinite plural loer, definite plural loene)

1. woollen hairs that shed off knitted or woven fabrics

Derived terms

• navlelo
• stampelo

See also

• lòden

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ló, lóa.

Noun

lo f (definite singular loa, indefinite plural loer, definite plural loene)

1. any of various birds of the family Charadriidae, the plovers and dotterels

Derived terms

• brunsidelo
• brunskulderlo
• diademlo
• fjell-lo
• fjørelo
• heilo
• kanadalo
• kvitbrystlo
• rusthalslo
• sibirlo
• skeivnebblo
• svarthovudlo
• tundralo
• åkerlo

 

Etymology 3

From Old Norse lóð f or n.

Noun

lo f (definite singular loa, indefinite plural loer, definite plural loene)

1. (agriculture) a harvested (especially grain), that has been cut but not threshed
2. (agriculture, collective) grain, husk and straw
3. (agriculture) a grain harvest
4. (agriculture, collective) hay

Etymology 4

From Old Norse ló f or n (“a clearing in the forest; meadow”), from Proto-Germanic *lauhō f, *lauhaz m.

Noun

lo f (definite singular loa, indefinite plural loer, definite plural loene)

1. Used in placenames: meadow

   Synonyms: grasslette, eng

Related terms

• Follo
• Hafslo
• Lom
• Oslo

Etymology 5

From Dutch and/or Middle Low German.

Noun

lo m (definite singular loen, indefinite plural loar, definite plural loane)

1. (nautical) part of a vessel whose side faces the wind

Synonyms

• lovart

Antonyms

• le

Adjective

lo (singular and plural lo)

1. located or situated on the windy side

See also

• luv (Bokmål)

Etymology 6

From Middle Low German lot (genitive lodes). Doublet of lodd.

Noun

lo f (definite singular loa, indefinite plural loer, definite plural loene)

1. a shotgun shell

Derived terms

• torelo f

Etymology 7

Akin to Icelandic löð.

Noun

lo f (definite singular loa, indefinite plural loer, definite plural loene)

1. (tools) a nail header (used by a blacksmith in production of iron nails)

Derived terms

• saumlo
• spikarlo

Etymology 8

Unknown.

Noun

lo n (definite singular loet, indefinite plural lo, definite plural loa)

1. natural fertilizer
2. dung

Etymology 9

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lo

1. past tense of le

Etymology 10

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lo

1. imperative of loa and loe

References

• “lo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• LO, OL, ol, o.l.

Occitan

Alternative forms

• lou (Mistralian)
• le (Toulouse, Massat)
• eth (Gascon)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Vulgar Latin *lo

Old Occitan lo

Occitan lo

Inherited from Old Occitan lo, from Vulgar Latin *lo, *illu, from Latin illum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lu]

• Audio:

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Article

lo (feminine la, masculine plural los, feminine plural las)

1. the; masculine singular definite article

Usage notes

• In the Provençal dialect, the masculine and feminine plural is lei.

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *lo, *illu, from Latin illum; compare Old Occitan lo.

Article

lo

1. (9th and 10th centuries) Alternative form of le; masculine singular oblique definite article

Pronoun

lo

1. (9th and 10th centuries) Alternative form of le; masculine singular object pronoun

Old Occitan

Etymology

Etymology tree

Vulgar Latin *lo

Old Occitan lo

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *lo, *illu from Latin illum.

Compare Old French lo.

Article

lo (feminine la)

1. the; masculine singular definite article

Descendants

• Occitan: lo

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese logo ("soon") and Spanish luego ("soon, later").

Verb

lo

Indicates the future tense of a verb.

1. shall
2. will

Phalura

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lo, ɽo/

Determiner

lo (demonstrative, Perso-Arabic spelling لوۡ)

1. that (agr: dist nom masc sg)

References

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “lo”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[6], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lo, ɽo/

Pronoun

lo (demonstrative, Perso-Arabic spelling لوۡ)

1. it
2. he (dist masc nom)

References

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “lo”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[7], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Polish

Pronunciation

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Central Greater Poland) IPA^(key): /ˈlɔ/
• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Przemyśl) IPA^(key): [ˈlʲɔ]

Preposition

lo

1. (Poznań, Przemyśl) Alternative form of dla (“for”)

Further reading

• Waldemar Wierzba (2013) “lo”, in Słownik Poznańskie słowa i ausdrucki (in Polish), 1st edition, Mierzyn: Albus, →ISBN, page 132
• Aleksander Saloni (1899) “lo”, in “Lud wiejski w okolicy Przeworska”, in M. Arct, E. Lubowski, editors, Wisła : miesięcznik gieograficzno-etnograficzny (in Polish), volume 13, Warsaw: Artur Gruszecki, page 241

Portuguese

Etymology

See o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lu/

• Hyphenation: lo

Pronoun

lo

1. Alternative form of o (third-person masculine singular objective pronoun) used as an enclitic and mesoclitic following a verb form ending in a consonant (-z, -r and -s, but not -m); the consonant is elided and the preceding vowel takes an accent if necessary

   Contá-lo (contar) ― To tell it.

   Contámo-lo (contamos) ― We told it.

   Fi-lo (fiz) ― I did it.

   Tem-lo (tens) ― You have it.

Coordinate terms

• no (following a nasal vowel), o (following an oral vowel)

See also

See Template:Portuguese personal pronouns for further pronouns.

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) lad

Etymology

From Latin lātus.

Adjective

lo m (feminine singular loa, masculine plural los, feminine plural loas)

1. (Sutsilvan) wide, broad

Synonyms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) lartg
• (Puter, Vallader) larg

Silesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɔ
• Syllabification: lo

Preposition

lo

1. by, at, on
2. to
3. for

Further reading

• Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “lo”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian lects], Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 159

Southern Ndebele

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronoun

lo

1. this; class 1 proximal demonstrative.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronoun

lo

1. this; class 3 proximal demonstrative.

Spanish

Etymology

As a masculine pronoun, from Latin illum, the accusative masculine singular of ille (“that, that one”). As an article or impersonal neuter pronoun, from Latin illud, the neuter singular of ille. Compare Portuguese o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lo/ [lo]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: lo

Pronoun

lo

1. accusative of él, ello, and usted (when referring to a man); him, it, you (formal)

   lo veo ― I see it

2. impersonal neuter pronoun clitic of ello; it, that

   lo es ― That’s it

Derived terms

• a lo
• lo de
• lo que
• lo que sea

 

See also

Spanish personal pronouns

				nominative	dative	accusative	disjunctive
first person	singular			yo	me		mí1
	plural	masculine2		nosotros	nos		nosotros
		feminine		nosotras			nosotras
second person	singular	tuteo		tú	te		ti1
		voseo		vos			vos
		formal3		usted	le, se4	lo/la5	usted
	plural	familiar6	masculine2	vosotros	os		vosotros
			feminine	vosotras			vosotras
		formal/general3		ustedes	les, se4	los/las5	ustedes
third person	singular	masculine2		él	le, se4	lo	él
		feminine		ella		la	ella
		neuter		ello7		lo	ello
	plural	masculine2		ellos	les, se4	los	ellos
		feminine		ellas		las	ellas
	reflexive			—	se		sí1

1. Not used with con; conmigo, contigo, and consigo are used instead, respectively
2. Like other masculine Spanish words, masculine Spanish pronouns can be used when the gender of the subject is unknown or when the subject is plural and of mixed gender.
3. Treated as if it were third-person for purposes of conjugation and reflexivity
4. If le or les precedes lo, la, los, or las in a clause, it is replaced with se (e.g., Se lo dije instead of Le lo dije)
5. Depending on the implicit gender of the object being referred to
6. Used primarily in Spain
7. Used only in rare circumstances

Article

lo

1. neuter definite article used only before nominalized adjectives: the, that which is

   Haremos lo necesario. ― We will do the necessary / what is necessary.

   Lo blanco simboliza la pureza. ― The [colour] white symbolizes purity.

   Lo asombroso es que... ― The amazing [thing] is that...

Usage notes

• Lo usually gives the adjective an abstract quality (as above). It can also refer to a thing, but el is more common in this case, e.g. el / lo blanco de los ojos (“the white of the eye”). Lo can never be used when the adjective refers back to a noun, e.g. el barco grande y el pequeño (“the big boat and the small one”).

Further reading

• “lo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Sranan Tongo

Etymology 1

From English row, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rōaną (“to row”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“to row”).

Alternative forms

• ro (obsolete)

Verb

lo

1. to row

   Synonym: lolo

   • 1783, C. L. Schumann, Neger-Englisches Wörterbuch [Negro English Dictionary]‎^[8], archived from the original on 8 February 2023:

     da somma no sabi va lo

     [A sma no sabi fu lo]

     That guy doesn't know how to row.

Noun

lo

1. oar
   • 1783, C. L. Schumann, Neger-Englisches Worterbuch [Negro English Dictionary]‎^[9], archived from the original on 8 February 2023:

     da boto habi aiti lo

     [A boto abi aiti lo.]

     The boat has eight oars.

Derived terms

• lobangi
• loboto
• lolo
• loman
• losingi

Etymology 2

From English row, ultimately probably from Proto-Germanic *raiwō, *raigwō, *raih- (“row, streak, line”), from Proto-Indo-European *reyk- (“to carve, scratch, etch”).

Alternative forms

• ro (obsolete)

Noun

lo

1. row (a line of objects of people)
   • 1855, Hendrik Charles Focke, Neger-Engelsch woordenboek [Negro English Dictionary]‎^[10], Leiden: P.H. van den Heuvell:

     Dem práni álla na wan ro

     [Den prani ala na wan lo]

     They planted everything in a row.

2. multitude, a great amount or number
3. (obsolete) gang
   • 1783, C. L. Schumann, Neger-Englisches Worterbuch [Negro English Dictionary]‎^[11], archived from the original on 8 February 2023:

     tideh wan tarra lo Ningre dorro agehn

     [Tide wan tra lo nengre doro agen.]

     [original: heute ist schon wieder eine andre Bande Neger angekommen.]

     Yet another gang of Negroes arrived today.

4. (obsolete) herd, pack, a (a group of animals)
   • 1783, C. L. Schumann, Neger-Englisches Worterbuch [Negro English Dictionary]‎^[12], archived from the original on 8 February 2023:

     wan lo pingo

     [original: eine Heerde, ein Zug, Schwarm wilde Schweine.]

     A herd of white-lipped peccaries.

Derived terms

• wanlo

Etymology 3

Probably from Ewe hlɔ̃ (“revenge; group of (maternal) relatives responsible for exacting revenge, clan”). Cognate of Saramaccan lɔ́, Aukan ló.

Noun

lo

1. tribe, clan

Etymology 4

Likely from English low, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *lēgaz (“lying, flat, situated near the ground, low”), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”). Doublet of lagi.

Adjective

lo

1. (obsolete) flat, low-lying
   • 1783, C. L. Schumann, Neger-Englisches Worterbuch [Negro English Dictionary]‎^[13], archived from the original on 8 February 2023:

     da grunn de lo

     [A gron de lo.]

     The piece of land is low-lying.

Derived terms

• logron
• lopresi

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Interjection

lo

1. oh!

Swedish

en lo

Etymology

From Old Swedish lō, from Old Norse lóa, derived from or related to Proto-Germanic *luhsaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luː/

• Audio:

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Noun

lo c

1. lynx

   Synonyms: lodjur, lokatt

Declension

Declension of lo

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	lo	los
	definite	lon	lons
plural	indefinite	loar	loars
	definite	loarna	loarnas

Derived terms

• lodjur
• lounge

Interjection

lo

1. (slang) An intensifier put at the end of a sentence.

References

• lo in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• lo in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• lo in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Slangopedia

Anagrams

• o.l.

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English law.

Noun

lo

1. law

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 慮 (“be concerned; worry about”, SV: lự).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lɔ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lɔ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [lɔ˧˧]

Verb

lo • (𢗼, 𢥈)

1. to bother; to worry

   Taylo rồi chân cũng lo ― Taylor's Hands and Feet Are All Nervy (a 1964 Nhân Dân article by Hồ Chí Minh)

2. to attend to; to care for

Derived terms

Derived terms

• âu lo
• chăm lo
• lo lắng
• lo sợ
• lo xa

 

Welsh

Noun

lo m

1. Soft mutation of llo.

Mutation

Mutated forms of llo

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llo	lo	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Noun

lo m

1. Soft mutation of glo.

Mutation

Mutated forms of glo

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
glo	lo	nglo	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l̪o/

Conjunction

lo

1. and

   Muhammad lo Hasan ― Muhammad and Hasan

   namu de esi lo ifa ― chicken eggs and kenari nuts

2. (coordinating) and

   imaa me lo ido me ― he made a grab for it and caught it

3. forms composite numbers

   awoinye lo minye ― eleven (literally, “ten and one”)

   atus siwe lo awoisiwe lo siwe ― nine hundred and ninety-nine (literally, “nine hundred and ninety and nine”)

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[14], Pacific linguistics

Wutunhua

Etymology

From Tibetan ལོ (lo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lo]

Noun

lo

1. year

   Synonym: nian

References

• Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun‎^[15], University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN

Xhosa

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ló]

Pronoun

ló

1. this; class 1 proximal demonstrative.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ló]

Pronoun

ló

1. this; class 3 proximal demonstrative.

Etymology 3

Pronoun

-lo

1. Combining stem of lona.

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lò/

Verb

lò

1. (transitive) to use; to engage; to exploit

Usage notes

• lo before a direct object

Derived terms

• ìlò (“the act of using”)
• lílò
• ṣàmúlò

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lò/

Verb

lò

1. to become parboiled (specifically relating to yam tubers in the process of making yam flour, èlùbọ́)

   Synonym: bọ̀

   èlùbọ́ ti lò ― The yam tuber used to prepare èlùbọ́ has become parboiled

Usage notes

• lo before a direct object

Derived terms

• lo-èlùbọ́
• ìlò

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lò/

Verb

lò

1. to become bendable or flexible

   Synonym: rọ̀

Usage notes

• lo before a direct object

Derived terms

• alò
• ìlò

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ló/

Verb

ló

1. to lose interest in something; to become disheartened

   Synonyms: sú, gọ́

Derived terms

• aló
• ìló

Zaniza Zapotec

Noun

lo

1. eye

Zhuang

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /lo˨˦/
• Tone numbers: lo¹
• Hyphenation: lo

Etymology 1

Particle

lo (1957–1982 spelling lo)

1. Used at the end of a sentence to indicate a change of state or a new situation.
   • 2016, Gij Baujcingq Moq Caeuq Geij Bonj Gij Baujcingq Daeuzdaeuz [The New Testament with A Few Books of the Old Testament], Hong Kong: New Bridge Publishing Company Limited, →ISBN, Lizsij dih Gaihcij [Genesis] 1:3:

     Gajlaeng Cangqdiq naeuz: “Rongh!” Yiengq couh doq miz rongh lo.

     And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

2. Used at the end of a sentence to express affirmation or conclusiveness.

Etymology 2

Noun

lo (Sawndip form ⿰女卢, 1957–1982 spelling lo)

1. (dialectal) daughter-in-law

Etymology 3

Verb

lo (Sawndip form ⿰口卢, 1957–1982 spelling lo)

1. (dialectal) to worry; to be anxious

Zou

Lo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lo˧˩/

Noun

lò

1. basket

References

• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 40

Zulu

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈló/

Pronoun

lo

1. this; class 1 proximal demonstrative.

Inflection

Stem -ló
Full form	ló
Locative	kulo
Full form	ló
Locative	kulo
Copulative	yilo
Possessive forms
	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	walo	owalo
Class 2	balo	abalo
Class 3	walo	owalo
Class 4	yalo	eyalo
Class 5	lalo	elalo
Class 6	alo	awalo
Class 7	salo	esalo
Class 8	zalo	ezalo
Class 9	yalo	eyalo
Class 10	zalo	ezalo
Class 11	lwalo	olwalo
Class 14	balo	obalo
Class 15	kwalo	okwalo
Class 17	kwalo	okwalo

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈló/

Pronoun

lo

1. this; class 3 proximal demonstrative.

Inflection

Stem -ló
Full form	ló
Locative	kulo
Full form	ló
Locative	kulo
Copulative	yilo
Possessive forms
	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	walo	owalo
Class 2	balo	abalo
Class 3	walo	owalo
Class 4	yalo	eyalo
Class 5	lalo	elalo
Class 6	alo	awalo
Class 7	salo	esalo
Class 8	zalo	ezalo
Class 9	yalo	eyalo
Class 10	zalo	ezalo
Class 11	lwalo	olwalo
Class 14	balo	obalo
Class 15	kwalo	okwalo
Class 17	kwalo	okwalo

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lo/

Pronoun

lo

1. Combining stem of lona.

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “lo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “lo (3-8)”