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-ило

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *-dlo, appended to i-conjugation verbs.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [-iɫo]
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Suffix

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-ило (-ilo)

  1. Deverbal, forming neuter instrumental or effect nouns.
    ходя (hodja, to walk)ходило (hodilo, sole)
    лепя (lepja, to glue, to stick)лепило (lepilo, glue)
    плаша (plaša, to scare)плашило (plašilo, scarecrow)
    котя (kotja, to begot)котило (kotilo, brood)
  2. Denominal, forming neuter instrumental or effect nouns, probably via an intermediate (often obsolete) causative verb.
    маст (mast, grease)мастя (mastja, to spread grease) (obsolete)мастило (mastilo, ink)
    кърма (kǎrma, stern)кормя (kormja, to stern a boat) (obsolete)кормило (kormilo, steering wheel)

Derived terms

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Serbo-Croatian

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Suffix

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-ило (Latin spelling -ilo)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually denoting senses or objects, used as a pejorative or as an abstract noun.

Declension

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See also

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