-alo

== Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈalo/ Rhymes: -alo Syllabification: a‧lo === Suffix === -alo (organic chemistry) Forms the names of aldehydes. ‎metano (“methane”) + ‎-alo → ‎metanalo (“formaldehyde”) ‎etano (“ethane”) + ‎-alo → ‎etanalo (“acetaldehyde”) == Finnish == === Etymology === The reason for the -a- is not well understood. === Suffix === -alo alternative form of -lo ==== Usage notes ==== Attached only to e-stems. ==== Derived terms ==== == Romani == === Etymology === Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit -𑀆𑀮 (-āla), from Sanskrit -आल (-āla). === Suffix === -alo Added to a noun to form an adjective meaning "having the quality of". ‎baxt (“luck”) + ‎-alo → ‎baxtalo (“lucky”) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === == Serbo-Croatian == === Suffix === -alo (Cyrillic spelling -ало) Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually denoting senses or objects, used as a pejorative or as an abstract noun. === See also === -lo -ilo