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 |
| inessive | 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
Derived from Proto-Bantu *dèèdó (“today”).
Adverb
lelo
References
- Thomas A. Akowuah (1996), Lingala - English/English - Lingala[1], Hippocrene Books, page 85
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)”