dlo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dlo"

Antillean Creole

Etymology

From French de l'eau (water).

Noun

dlo

  1. water
  2. rain
  3. sweat

References

  • Dictionary of St. Lucian Creole (1992, →ISBN)
  • Syntaxe créole comparée: Martinique, Guadeloupe, Guyane, Haïti (2012) (attests this as Guadeloupean and Martinican)

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From Saint Dominican Creole French diau, from French de l'eau (water).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dlo/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

dlo

  1. water

References

  • Pidgins and Creoles: An Introduction (1995, →ISBN)

Karipúna Creole French

Etymology

From Guianese Creole dlo, from French de l'eau.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdlo/

Noun

dlo

  1. water
    Synonym: djilo
  • dlo beni
  • dlo javél
  • dlo kan
  • dlo uei

References

  • Alfred W. Tobler (1987), Dicionário Crioulo Karipúna/Português Português/Crioulo Karípúna (in Karipúna Creole French), Summer Institute of Linguistics, page 7

Louisiana Creole

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dlo/
  • Rhymes: -o

Noun

dlo

  1. alternative form of dolo (water; body of water; tear)

References

  • Albert Valdman, Dictionary of Louisiana Creole (1998, →ISBN)

Slovincian

Alternative forms

  • dlé (unstressed)

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьľa.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈdlɔ/
    • Rhymes:
    • Syllabification: dlo

    Preposition

    dlo [with genitive]

    1. for; instead of
    2. for, in aid of (intended to benefit, cure, support, etc.)
    3. because of; for
    4. against

    Further reading

    Teribe

    Noun

    dlo

    1. sun

    References

    • Gamarra A., Enrique; Villagra S., Inocencio (1980), Llëbo ñaglo lok kibokwogo ëre e lanyo = Vocabulario ilustrado teribe-español[2] (overall work in Teribe and Spanish), Instituto Nacional de Cultura & Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 78, 80