-ло

See also: ло and Appendix:Variations of "lo"

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• -ало (-alo)
• -ело (-elo)
• -ило (-ilo)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-dlo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-ɫɔ]

Suffix

-ло • (-lo) n

1. Forms deverbal nouns denoting a tool or instrument

   Synonym: -ич (-ič)

   ‎ши́я (šíja, “to sew”) + ‎-ло (-lo) → ‎ши́ло (šílo, “awl”)

   ‎жи́ля (žílja, “to sting”) + ‎-ло (-lo) → ‎жи́ло (žílo, “stinger”)

   ‎ора́ (orá, “to plough”) + ‎-ло (-lo) → ‎ра́ло (rálo, “a plough”)

Derived terms

Bulgarian terms suffixed with -ло

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-dlo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɫɔ]

Suffix

-ло • (-lo) n

1. Suffix appended to verbs to create a neuter noun.

   ‎брои (broi, “to count”) + ‎-ло (-lo) → ‎броило (broilo, “meter”)

   ‎вози (vozi, “to drive”) + ‎-ло (-lo) → ‎возило (vozilo, “vehicle”)

   ‎лепи (lepi, “to stick, to glue”) + ‎-ло (-lo) → ‎лепило (lepilo, “glue”)

   ‎лета (leta, “to fly”) + ‎-ло (-lo) → ‎летало (letalo, “aircraft (any flying machine), kite”)

Derived terms

Macedonian terms suffixed with -ло

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-dlo.

Pronunciation

• -ло: IPA^(key): [ɫə]
• -ло́: IPA^(key): [ˈɫo]

Suffix

-ло or -ло́ • (-lo or -ló)

1. Suffix appended to verbs to create a neuter noun, normally denoting a tool.

   ‎точи́ть (točítʹ, “to sharpen, to hone”) + ‎-ло (-lo) → ‎точи́ло (točílo, “whetstone, grindstone”)

   ‎ора́ть (orátʹ, “to plow”) + ‎-ло (-lo) → ‎ора́ло (orálo, “plowshare”) (archaic)

   ‎мыть (mytʹ, “to wash”) + ‎-ло (-lo) → ‎мы́ло (mýlo, “soap”)

   ‎скреб- (skreb-, “to scrape”) + ‎-ло́ (-ló) → ‎скребло́ (skrebló, “scraper”)

   ‎ме́рить (méritʹ, “to measure”) + ‎-ло (-lo) → ‎мери́ло (merílo, “standard, criterion; measure”)

2. Suffix appended to verbs or sometimes other words to create a colloquial or slang neuter noun with various meanings.

   ‎буха́ть (buxátʹ, “to booze, to drink”) (colloquial) + ‎-ло́ (-ló) → ‎бухло́ (buxló, “booze, alcoholic drinks”) (colloquial)

   ‎треп(а́ться) (trep(átʹsja), “to blab, to blabber”) (colloquial) + ‎-ло́ (-ló) → ‎трепло́ (trepló, “garrulous person, boastful person, liar”) (colloquial)

   ‎еба́ть (jebátʹ, “to fuck”) (vulgar) + ‎-ло (-lo) → ‎еба́ло (jebálo, “face, mug”) (vulgar)

   ‎ба́б(ки) (báb(ki), “money”) (slang) + ‎-ло́ (-ló) → ‎бабло́ (babló, “money, dough”) (slang)

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	-ло, -ло́ -lo, -ló	-ла, -ла́ -la, -lá
genitive	-ла, -ла́ -la, -lá	-л -l
dative	-лу, -лу́ -lu, -lú	-лам, -ла́м -lam, -lám
accusative	-ло, -ло́ -lo, -ló	-ла, -ла́ -la, -lá
instrumental	-лом, -ло́м -lom, -lóm	-лами, -ла́ми -lami, -lámi
prepositional	-ле, -ле́ -le, -lé	-лах, -ла́х -lax, -láx

Declension of -ло, -ло́ (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-a/b) 

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -ло

Serbo-Croatian

Suffix

-ло (Latin spelling -lo)

1. Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually denoting senses or objects, used as a pejorative or as an abstract noun.
2. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine or neuter noun, usually for forming diminutives, pejoratives, abstract nouns and for denoting a tool.

See also

• -ало
• -ило