glo
Translingual
Symbol
glo
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Galambu terms
Afrikaans
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /χlʊə/
Audio: (file)
Verb
glo (present glo, present participle gloënde, past participle geglo)
- to believe
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse glóa (“to glow”), from Proto-Germanic *glōaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡloː/, [ɡ̊loːˀ]
Verb
glo (imperative glo, infinitive at glo, present tense glor, past tense gloede, perfect tense har gloet)
Conjugation
Related terms
References
- “glo” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
glo f or m (definite singular gloa or gloen, indefinite plural glør, definite plural glørne)
Derived terms
- (of verb) beglo
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡluː/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse glóð. Akin to English glow.
Noun
glo f (definite singular gloa, indefinite plural glør, definite plural glørne)
- an ember, wood or other flammable material that is glowing, but not burning.
- Eg såg glørne frå sigaretten hans.
- I could see the embers on his cigarette.
Etymology 2
Verb
glo (present tense glor, past tense glodde, past participle glodd or glott, present participle gloande, imperative glo)
References
- “glo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse glóa, from Proto-Germanic *glōaną.
Verb
glo (present glor, preterite glodde, supine glott, imperative glo)
- (colloquial) to stare
- Har du ätit globullar med tittsås?
- Have you eaten stare-balls with look-sauce? (phrase directed at someone who stares)
Conjugation
active | passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | glo | — | ||
supine | glott | — | ||
imperative | glo | — | ||
imper. plural1 | glon | — | ||
present | past | present | past | |
indicative | glor | glodde | — | — |
ind. plural1 | glo | glodde | — | — |
subjunctive2 | glo | glodde | — | — |
present participle | gloende | |||
past participle | glodd |
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
See also
References
- glo in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- glo in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- glo in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- glo in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Anagrams
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡloː/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Brythonic *glọw, from Proto-Celtic *glāwos.
Noun
glo m sg or m pl (plural gloeau, singulative glöyn)
Mutation
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.
Related terms
- gwaith glo (“colliery”)
- glöyn byw (“butterfly”, literally “living coal”)
Etymology 2
Noun
glo m
- soft mutation of clo
Mutation
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
---|---|---|---|
clo | glo | nghlo | chlo |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “glo”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies