-ilo

From Proto-Slavic *-dlo and Proto-Germanic *-ilaz. Compare Russian -ло (-lo) and Polish -dło, English, Dutch, and German -el, as well as Old Norse -ill.

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

-ilo

1. an instrument, a tool for performing the action of the root

   ‎pafi (“to shoot”) + ‎-ilo → ‎pafilo (“firearm”)

   ‎piki (“to sting, prick”) + ‎-ilo → ‎pikilo (“stinger”)

   ‎segi (“to saw”) + ‎-ilo → ‎segilo (“saw”)

   ‎tondi (“to shear”) + ‎-ilo → ‎tondilo (“scissors”)

   ‎tranĉi (“to cut, slice”) + ‎-ilo → ‎tranĉilo (“knife”)

• ilo

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

-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”)

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-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.

• -lo
• -alo

From Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood(s), material(s), matter, subject”) through French -yle, like English -yl.

-ilo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ilos)

1. (organic chemistry) -yl

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