lelo
See also: lelő
Basque
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lelo/ [le.lo]
- Rhymes: -elo, -o
- Hyphenation: le‧lo
Noun
lelo inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | lelo | leloa | leloak | lelook |
| ergative | lelok | leloak | leloek | lelook |
| dative | lelori | leloari | leloei | lelooi |
| genitive | leloren | leloaren | leloen | leloon |
| comitative | lelorekin | leloarekin | leloekin | lelookin |
| causative | lelorengatik | leloarengatik | leloengatik | leloongatik |
| benefactive | lelorentzat | leloarentzat | leloentzat | leloontzat |
| instrumental | leloz | leloaz | leloez | lelootaz |
| innesive | lelotan | leloan | leloetan | lelootan |
| locative | lelotako | leloko | leloetako | lelootako |
| allative | lelotara | lelora | leloetara | lelootara |
| terminative | lelotaraino | leloraino | leloetaraino | lelootaraino |
| directive | lelotarantz | lelorantz | leloetarantz | lelootarantz |
| destinative | lelotarako | lelorako | leloetarako | lelootarako |
| ablative | lelotatik | lelotik | leloetatik | lelootatik |
| partitive | lelorik | — | — | — |
| prolative | lelotzat | — | — | — |
Further reading
- “lelo”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “lelo”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Lindu
Noun
lelo
Lingala
Etymology
See Swahili leo.
Adverb
lelo
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronoun
lelo
- that; class 5 distal demonstrative.
Spanish
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlelo/ [ˈle.lo]
- Rhymes: -elo
- Syllabification: le‧lo
Adjective
lelo (feminine lela, masculine plural lelos, feminine plural lelas)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “lelo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
Swazi
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronoun
lelo
- that; class 5 distal demonstrative.
Zulu
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /léːlo/
Pronoun
lelo
- that; class 5 distal demonstrative.
Inflection
| full form | lélo | |
|---|---|---|
| locative | kulelo | |
| copulative | yilelo | |
| Possessive forms | ||
| modifier | substantive | |
| class 1 | walelo | owalelo |
| class 2 | balelo | abalelo |
| class 3 | walelo | owalelo |
| class 4 | yalelo | eyalelo |
| class 5 | lalelo | elalelo |
| class 6 | alelo | awalelo |
| class 7 | salelo | esalelo |
| class 8 | zalelo | ezalelo |
| class 9 | yalelo | eyalelo |
| class 10 | zalelo | ezalelo |
| class 11 | lwalelo | olwalelo |
| class 14 | balelo | obalelo |
| class 15 | kwalelo | okwalelo |
| class 17 | kwalelo | okwalelo |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “lelo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “lelo (3.9)”