alko

Esperanto
Alko

Etymology

From Latin alcēs, of Germanic origin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈalko]
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  • Rhymes: -alko
  • Hyphenation: al‧ko

Noun

alko (accusative singular alkon, plural alkoj, accusative plural alkojn)

  1. moose (Alces alces) (US), elk (UK, etc.)
    Hypernym: cervedo

Derived terms
  • alkido (“elk or moose calf”)
  • alkino (“cow elk or moose”)
  • amerika alko (“moose”)
  • viralko (“bull elk or moose”)

Finnish

Etymology

From Alko, the name of Finland's national alcohol distribution monopoly.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlko/, [ˈɑlko̞]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlko
  • Syllabification(key): al‧ko

Noun

alko

  1. (informal) A liquor store, bottle shop
    Synonyms: alkoholiliike, viinakauppa

Declension
Inflection of alko (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative alko alkot
genitive alkon alkojen
partitive alkoa alkoja
illative alkoon alkoihin
singular plural
nominative alko alkot
accusative nom. alko alkot
gen. alkon
genitive alkon alkojen
partitive alkoa alkoja
inessive alkossa alkoissa
elative alkosta alkoista
illative alkoon alkoihin
adessive alkolla alkoilla
ablative alkolta alkoilta
allative alkolle alkoille
essive alkona alkoina
translative alkoksi alkoiksi
instructive — alkoin
abessive alkotta alkoitta
comitative — alkoineen
Possessive forms of alko (type valo)
possessor singular plural
1st person alkoni alkomme
2nd person alkosi alkonne
3rd person alkonsa

Anagrams

Polish

Etymology

Clipping of alkohol.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈal.kɔ/
  • Rhymes: -alkɔ
  • Syllabification: al‧ko

Noun

alko m inan or alko n (indeclinable)

  1. (colloquial) Synonym of alkohol.

Further reading
  • alko in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • alko in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *halko.

Pronunciation
  • (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈɑlko/, [ˈɑɫko]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlko
  • Hyphenation: al‧ko

Noun

alko

  1. piece of firewood, billet

Inflection
Declension of alko (type II/võrkko, k-g gradation)
singular plural
nominative alko algod
genitive algo alkoje, alkojõ, alkoi
partitive alkoa alkoitõ, alkoi
illative alko, alkosõ alkoje, alkojõ, alkoisõ
inessive algoz alkoiz
elative algossõ alkoissõ
allative algolõ alkoilõ
adessive algollõ alkoillõ
ablative algoltõ alkoiltõ
translative algossi alkoissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References
  • V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012), “alko”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn
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