English

Proper noun

Luo

1. A river in Shaanxi, China, tributary to the Wei.
2. A river in Henan, China, tributary to the Yellow River.
3. A river in Fujian, China, flowing into the Taiwan Strait.
4. A surname​ of Chinese origin.
5. An ethnic group in southern Sudan, Kenya, and neighboring countries.
6. The Nilotic language spoken by this group, also known as Dholuo.

Translations

Synonyms

• Dholuo (Nilotic language)

Anagrams

• Lou

Esperanto

Noun

luo ‎(uncountable, accusative luon)

1. rent

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:luo.

Finnish

(index lu)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈluo(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -uo
• Hyphenation: luo

Etymology 1

Postposition

luo

1. (of movement) to, (with a person's home or some such as an object) to ('s place):

   • Miehen luo tuli nainen.
     • A woman came to the man.
   • Menin Pekan luo. (cf. luona)
     • I went to Pekka's place.

Inflection

Synonyms

• (to; to sb's place) luokse, tykö

Antonyms

• (to; to sb's place) luota, tyköä

Related terms

• See the inflection table.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: luo
• Rhymes: juo, suo, tuo
• IPA^(key): /ˈluoː/

Verb

luo

1. Third-preson singular indicative present form of luoda.

   • Hän luo jotakin uutta.
     • S/he is creating something new.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: luo
• Rhymes: juo, suo, tuo
• IPA^(key): /ˈluo(ʔ)/

Verb

luo

1. Indicative present connegative form of luoda.

   • (Minä) en/ (Sinä) et/ Hän ei/ (Me) emme/ (Te) ette/ He eivät luo mitään.
     • I/You/We/You/They don't / She/He doesn't create anything.

2. Second-person singular imperative present form of luoda.

   • Luo!
     • Create!

3. Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of luoda.

   • Älä luo!
     • Don't create!

Anagrams

• clou

Latin

Etymology 1

Back-formed from the compounds (e.g. abluō), hence doublet of original lavō.

Verb

luō ‎(present infinitive luere, perfect active luī); third conjugation, no passive

1. I wash.
2. I cleanse, purge.

Inflection

References

• Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press
• Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume II, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 692

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- ‎(“to cut off, separate, free”). Cognate with Ancient Greek λύω ‎(lúō), English loose.

Verb

luō ‎(present infinitive luere, perfect active luī); third conjugation, no passive

1. I expiate.
2. I pay.
3. I suffer.
4. I satisfy.

Inflection

Derived terms

• reluō
• solvō

Related terms

• luēs

References

• luo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• luo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• LUO in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “luo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to be punished for a thing, expiate it: poenam luere (alicuius rei) (Sull. 27. 76)
    
  • to atone for something by..: luere aliquid aliqua re (De Sen. 20)
    
• Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press
• Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume II, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 681

Mandarin

Romanization

luo

1. Nonstandard spelling of luō.
2. Nonstandard spelling of luó.
3. Nonstandard spelling of luǒ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of luò.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Portuguese

Noun

luo m (plural luo)

1. Luo (member of a tribal group in eastern Africa)
2. Luo (a language spoken by the Luo people)