dlo

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Antillean Creole

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Etymology

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From French de l’eau (water).

Noun

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dlo

  1. water
  2. rain
  3. sweat

References

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  • Dictionary of St. Lucian Creole (1992, →ISBN
  • Syntaxe créole comparée: Martinique, Guadeloupe, Guyane, Haïti (2012) (attests this as Guadeloupean and Martinican)

Haitian Creole

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Etymology

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From Saint Dominican Creole French diau, from French de l’eau (water).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dlo

  1. water

References

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  • Pidgins and Creoles: An Introduction (1995, →ISBN

Karipúna Creole French

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Etymology

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From Guianese Creole dlo, from French de l’eau.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dlo

  1. water
    Synonym: djilo
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References

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  • Alfred W. Tobler (1987) Dicionário Crioulo Karipúna/Português Português/Crioulo Karípúna (in Karipúna Creole French), Summer Institute of Linguistics, page 7

Louisiana Creole

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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dlo

  1. Alternative form of dolo (water; body of water; tear)

References

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  • Albert Valdman, Dictionary of Louisiana Creole (1998, →ISBN

Slovincian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьľa, *děľa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdlɔ/
  • Rhymes:
  • Syllabification: dlo

Preposition

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dlo [with genitive]

  1. for; instead of
  2. for, in aid of (intended to benefit, cure, support, etc.)
  3. because of; for
  4. against

Further reading

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Teribe

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Noun

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dlo

  1. sun

References

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  • Gamarra A., Enrique, Villagra S., Inocencio (1980) Llëbo ñaglo lok kibokwogo ëre e lanyo = Vocabulario ilustrado teribe-español[2] (overall work in Teribe and Spanish), Instituto Nacional de Cultura & Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 78, 80