Palo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "palo"

English

Proper noun

Palo

1. A surname.
2. A city in Iowa
3. (religion) an Afro-Cuban syncretic religion.

Anagrams

• OLAP, Opal, POLA, alop, aplo-, opal, pola

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpalo]

Proper noun

Palo m anim (female equivalent Palová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Palo (masculine animate in -o)

	singular	plural
nominative	Palo	Palové
genitive	Pala	Palů
dative	Palovi	Palům
accusative	Pala	Paly
vocative	Palo	Palové
locative	Palovi	Palech
instrumental	Palem	Paly

Further reading

• “Palo”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

Finnish

Etymology

From palo, usually referring to a burnt-out clearing in the woods.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑlo/, [ˈpɑ̝lo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑlo
• Syllabification^(key): Pa‧lo

Proper noun

Palo

1. a Finnish surname from landscape
2. name of many small places in Finland.

Declension

Inflection of Palo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Palo	Palot
genitive		Palon	Palojen
partitive		Paloa	Paloja
illative		Paloon	Paloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Palo	Palot
accusative	nom.	Palo	Palot
	gen.	Palon
genitive		Palon	Palojen
partitive		Paloa	Paloja
inessive		Palossa	Paloissa
elative		Palosta	Paloista
illative		Paloon	Paloihin
adessive		Palolla	Paloilla
ablative		Palolta	Paloilta
allative		Palolle	Paloille
essive		Palona	Paloina
translative		Paloksi	Paloiksi
abessive		Palotta	Paloitta
instructive		—	Paloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Palo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Paloni Paloni accusative nom. Paloni Paloni gen. Paloni genitive Paloni Palojeni partitive Paloani Palojani inessive Palossani Paloissani elative Palostani Paloistani illative Palooni Paloihini adessive Palollani Paloillani ablative Paloltani Paloiltani allative Palolleni Paloilleni essive Palonani Paloinani translative Palokseni Paloikseni abessive Palottani Paloittani instructive — — comitative — Paloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Palosi Palosi accusative nom. Palosi Palosi gen. Palosi genitive Palosi Palojesi partitive Paloasi Palojasi inessive Palossasi Paloissasi elative Palostasi Paloistasi illative Paloosi Paloihisi adessive Palollasi Paloillasi ablative Paloltasi Paloiltasi allative Palollesi Paloillesi essive Palonasi Paloinasi translative Paloksesi Paloiksesi abessive Palottasi Paloittasi instructive — — comitative — Paloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Palomme Palomme accusative nom. Palomme Palomme gen. Palomme genitive Palomme Palojemme partitive Paloamme Palojamme inessive Palossamme Paloissamme elative Palostamme Paloistamme illative Paloomme Paloihimme adessive Palollamme Paloillamme ablative Paloltamme Paloiltamme allative Palollemme Paloillemme essive Palonamme Paloinamme translative Paloksemme Paloiksemme abessive Palottamme Paloittamme instructive — — comitative — Paloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Palonne Palonne accusative nom. Palonne Palonne gen. Palonne genitive Palonne Palojenne partitive Paloanne Palojanne inessive Palossanne Paloissanne elative Palostanne Paloistanne illative Paloonne Paloihinne adessive Palollanne Paloillanne ablative Paloltanne Paloiltanne allative Palollenne Paloillenne essive Palonanne Paloinanne translative Paloksenne Paloiksenne abessive Palottanne Paloittanne instructive — — comitative — Paloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Palonsa Palonsa accusative nom. Palonsa Palonsa gen. Palonsa genitive Palonsa Palojensa partitive Paloaan Paloansa Palojaan Palojansa inessive Palossaan Palossansa Paloissaan Paloissansa elative Palostaan Palostansa Paloistaan Paloistansa illative Paloonsa Paloihinsa adessive Palollaan Palollansa Paloillaan Paloillansa ablative Paloltaan Paloltansa Paloiltaan Paloiltansa allative Palolleen Palollensa Paloilleen Paloillensa essive Palonaan Palonansa Paloinaan Paloinansa translative Palokseen Paloksensa Paloikseen Paloiksensa abessive Palottaan Palottansa Paloittaan Paloittansa instructive — — comitative — Paloineen Paloinensa

Related terms

• Palojärvi
• Palokangas
• Palomäki
• Palonen
• Palosaari

Statistics

• Palo is the 776^th (tied with 1 other surname) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 1,132 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• Alpo, lapo, pola

Latin

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.loː/, [ˈpäɫ̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.lo/, [ˈpäːlo]

Proper noun

Palō m sg (genitive Palōnis); third declension

1. A river in Italy

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Palō
genitive	Palōnis
dative	Palōnī
accusative	Palōnem
ablative	Palōne
vocative	Palō

References

• Palo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Tagalog

Etymology

From Waray-Waray palo (“hammer; mace; mallet; sledge”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palu (“to hammer, to hit with a hard implement”), from Proto-Austronesian *palu (“to hammer, pound, hit”). Compare Tagalog palo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paˈloʔ/ [pɐˈloʔ]
• Rhymes: -oʔ
• Syllabification: Pa‧lo

Proper noun

Palô (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜓ)

1. Palo (a municipality of Leyte, Philippines)

See also

• Leyte

Further reading

• “Palo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018