Estonian

Proper noun

Alo

1. A male given name.

Classical Nahuatl

Ara macao

Noun

alo ‎(animate, plural alomeh)

1. A species of macaw; Ara macao, the scarlet macaw.
   • 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 188r.

     Papagayo grãde. alo.

     (A large parrot. alo.)

   • 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 4r. col. 1.

     Alo. papagayo grande.

     (Alo. a large parrot.)

See also

• Scarlet macaw on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ara macao on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 4

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qaro, from Proto-Oceanic *qarop, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qadəp (compare Indonesian hadap, Malay hadap).

Noun

alo

1. front (facing side)

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu, *laqəlu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaSəlu.

Noun

alo

1. pestle (instrument used with a mortar to grind things)

Italian

Verb

alo

1. first-person singular present indicative of alare

Anagrams

• olà

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *alō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi ‎(“grow, nourish”). Related to oleō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.loː/, [ˈa.ɫoː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.lo/, [ˈaː.lo]

Verb

alō ‎(present infinitive alere, perfect active aluī, supine altum or alitum); third conjugation

1. I foster, nourish
   • Attributed to Cato Maior by Livius in Ab Urbe Condita, Book XXXIV, 9.12

     Bellum se ipsum alet.

     The war will nourish itself.

2. I feed, I maintain, I develop

   Hominum gratia generatur, aluntur bestiae.

   It is for the sake of man that beasts are bred.

Inflection

There are two possible conjugations; the difference lies within the non-finite and supine forms.

Derived terms

Related terms

• alicārius
• alimentārius

Descendants

• English: alimentary
• Portuguese: alimentar

See also

• oleō

References

• alo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• alo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ALO in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “alo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to keep up a fire: ignem alere
    
  • to entertain a hope: spem alere
    
  • to keep horses, dogs: alere equos, canes
    
  • to support an army: alere exercitum (Off. 1. 8. 25)
    
  • (ambiguous) the tide is coming in: aestus ex alto se incitat (B. G. 3.12)
    
  • (ambiguous) to study the commonplace: cogitationes in res humiles abicere (De Amic. 9. 32) (Opp. alte spectare, ad altiora tendere, altum, magnificum, divinum suspicere)
    
  • (ambiguous) to put to sea: vela in altum dare (Liv. 25. 27)
    
  • (ambiguous) the storm drives some one on an unknown coast: procella (tempestas) aliquem ex alto ad ignotas terras (oras) defert
    
  • (ambiguous) to make fast boats to anchors: naves (classem) constituere (in alto)
    

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *alu. Cognate with Old English ealu, Middle Dutch ale, Old High German al-, Old Norse ǫl (Swedish öl).

Noun

alo n

1. beer, ale

Portuguese

Verb

alo

1. First-person singular (eu) present indicative of alar

Romanian

Etymology

From French allô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈlo/
• Rhymes: -o

Interjection

alo

1. hello (when answering the telephone)

References

• alo in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language), 2004-2016

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowing from French allô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ʌlɒ

Interjection

alo

1. hello (only when picking up the phone)

Volapük

Adverb

alo

1. at any rate
2. in any event