illo

See also: illó, illő, and -illo

English

Etymology

Diminutive of illustration with -o.

Noun

illo (plural illos)

1. (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

• LILO, Li-Lo, Oi'll, lilo, loli

Galician

Verb

illo

1. first-person singular present indicative of illar

Interlingua

Pronoun

illo

1. it, that (indirect object)

   Io pagava pro illo ― I paid for it

Related terms

• lo

Latin

Pronoun

illō

1. ablative masculine/neuter singular of ille

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

From i- ‎ -lla ‎ -o.

Noun

íllo class 9 (plural tíllo class 10)

1. crying

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]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈiʝo/ [ˈi.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /ˈiʎo/ [ˈi.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈiʃo/ [ˈi.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈiʒo/ [ˈi.ʒo]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝo

• Rhymes: -iʝo
• Rhymes: -iʎo
• Rhymes: -iʃo
• Rhymes: -iʒo

• Syllabification: i‧llo

Noun

illo m (plural illos)

1. (colloquial, Andalusia) used to address a child; hey kid!
2. (colloquial, Andalusia) used to address one's friends; mate; dude; my guy

Interjection

illo

1. (colloquial, Andalusia) interjection to express excitement, surprise, annoyance, etc.; oh dude!
2. (colloquial, Andalusia) used to get someone's attention; hey you!

See also

• -illo (dimunitive suffix)