illo
English
Etymology
Diminutive of illustration with -o.
Noun
illo (plural illos)
- (informal) An illustration.
- 1981, George H. Scithers, Amra, volume 2, number 69, page 9:
- We will also begin paying for art work: about $20 to $35 for a full-page illo, and others in proportion.
- 2008, Vibe (November 2008): "Idol Worship" by Keith Murphy
- […] this 188-page photo/illo tome is a gorgeously provocative companion piece for music heads consumed with the classic and the current.
Anagrams
Galician
Verb
illo
- first-person singular present indicative of illar
Interlingua
Pronoun
illo
Related terms
Latin
Pronoun
illō
- ablative masculine/neuter singular of ille
Adverb
illō (not comparable)
- there, thither, to that place/point [Latin 1]
References
- “illo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “illo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- illo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Phuthi
Etymology
Noun
íllo class 9 (plural tíllo class 10)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Spanish
Etymology
A shortened form of quillo (a term of endearment for a young person used in Andalucia), itself a shortened form of chiquillo, a diminutive of chico (“kid”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈiʝo/ [ˈi.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
- IPA(key): /ˈiʎo/ [ˈi.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- IPA(key): /ˈiʃo/ [ˈi.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
- IPA(key): /ˈiʒo/ [ˈi.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Rhymes: -iʝo (most of Spain and Latin America)
- Rhymes: -iʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -iʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)
- Rhymes: -iʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Syllabification: i‧llo
Noun
illo m (plural illos)
- (colloquial, Andalusia) used to address a child; hey kid!
- (colloquial, Andalusia) used to address one's friends; mate; dude; my guy
Interjection
illo
- (colloquial, Andalusia) interjection to express excitement, surprise, annoyance, etc.; oh dude!
- (colloquial, Andalusia) used to get someone's attention; hey you!
See also
- -illo (diminutive suffix)