scolo

See also: scolò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsko.lo/
  • Rhymes: -olo
  • Hyphenation: scó‧lo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from scolare (“to drain”) +‎ -o.

Noun

scolo m (plural scoli)

  1. drainage (the act of draining)
    canale di scolo ― drain, plughole (literally, “drainage conduit”)
    tubo di scolo ― drainpipe (literally, “drainage pipe”)
    sistema di scolo dell'acqua piovana ― rainwater drainage system
  2. wastewater (the drained liquid)
  3. (medicine) discharge
  4. (informal, vulgar) clap, gonorrhea
    Synonym: blenorragia

Further reading

  • scólo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

scolo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of scolare

Anagrams

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skolō, from Proto-Germanic *skulô.

Noun

scolo m

  1. debtor

Declension

Declension of scolo (masculine n-stem)
case singular plural
nominative scolo scolon, scolun
accusative scolon, scolun scolon, scolun
genitive scolen, scolin scolōno
dative scolen, scolin scolōm, scolōn

Descendants

  • Middle High German: schol
    • ⇒ Middle High German: selpschol
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