avo

See also: avó, avô, avo-, -avo, and AVO

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːvəʊ/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈævəʉ/
• Rhymes: (UK) -ɑːvəʊ

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Portuguese avo.

Noun

avo (plural avos)

1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Macanese pataca.

Etymology 2

Clipping of avocado.

Noun

avo (plural avos)

1. (informal, Australia, South Africa) Clipping of avocado.
   • 2007, Ken Albertsen, Farmsteading in Thailand, page 68:

     Given the challenges of trying to propagate avocados, one might wonder why we don't simply get hold of seeds and/or nursery starts and go that route – especially since avos tend to grow somewhat 'true to seed.'

Anagrams

• VOA, OAV, AoV, AOV, OVA, ova

Coastal Kadazan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habəl (“weave cloth”).

Verb

avo

1. to weave

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin avus (“grandfather, ancestor, old man”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈavo]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -avo
• Hyphenation: a‧vo

Noun

avo (accusative singular avon, plural avoj, accusative plural avojn)

1. grandfather

   Mia avo estas la patro de mia patro. ― My grandfather is the father of my father.

2. (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) old man
   • 2009, “Fek al Esperanto!”, in Fek al Esperanto!‎^[1], performed by La Pafklik:

     Mi parolas pri merda lingvo
     Elpensita de stulta avo

     I'm talking about a shitty language
     Thought up by a stupid old man

Derived terms

• Avo Frosto

Related terms

• avinjo
• avino
• avoĉjo
• geavoj
• praavino
• praavo
• prageavoj

 

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑʋo/, [ˈɑ̝ʋo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑʋo
• Syllabification^(key): a‧vo

Noun

avo

1. Abbreviation of avokysymys.

Declension

Inflection of avo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		avo	avot
genitive		avon	avojen
partitive		avoa	avoja
illative		avoon	avoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		avo	avot
accusative	nom.	avo	avot
	gen.	avon
genitive		avon	avojen
partitive		avoa	avoja
inessive		avossa	avoissa
elative		avosta	avoista
illative		avoon	avoihin
adessive		avolla	avoilla
ablative		avolta	avoilta
allative		avolle	avoille
essive		avona	avoina
translative		avoksi	avoiksi
abessive		avotta	avoitta
instructive		—	avoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of avo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative avoni avoni accusative nom. avoni avoni gen. avoni genitive avoni avojeni partitive avoani avojani inessive avossani avoissani elative avostani avoistani illative avooni avoihini adessive avollani avoillani ablative avoltani avoiltani allative avolleni avoilleni essive avonani avoinani translative avokseni avoikseni abessive avottani avoittani instructive — — comitative — avoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative avosi avosi accusative nom. avosi avosi gen. avosi genitive avosi avojesi partitive avoasi avojasi inessive avossasi avoissasi elative avostasi avoistasi illative avoosi avoihisi adessive avollasi avoillasi ablative avoltasi avoiltasi allative avollesi avoillesi essive avonasi avoinasi translative avoksesi avoiksesi abessive avottasi avoittasi instructive — — comitative — avoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative avomme avomme accusative nom. avomme avomme gen. avomme genitive avomme avojemme partitive avoamme avojamme inessive avossamme avoissamme elative avostamme avoistamme illative avoomme avoihimme adessive avollamme avoillamme ablative avoltamme avoiltamme allative avollemme avoillemme essive avonamme avoinamme translative avoksemme avoiksemme abessive avottamme avoittamme instructive — — comitative — avoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative avonne avonne accusative nom. avonne avonne gen. avonne genitive avonne avojenne partitive avoanne avojanne inessive avossanne avoissanne elative avostanne avoistanne illative avoonne avoihinne adessive avollanne avoillanne ablative avoltanne avoiltanne allative avollenne avoillenne essive avonanne avoinanne translative avoksenne avoiksenne abessive avottanne avoittanne instructive — — comitative — avoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative avonsa avonsa accusative nom. avonsa avonsa gen. avonsa genitive avonsa avojensa partitive avoaan avoansa avojaan avojansa inessive avossaan avossansa avoissaan avoissansa elative avostaan avostansa avoistaan avoistansa illative avoonsa avoihinsa adessive avollaan avollansa avoillaan avoillansa ablative avoltaan avoltansa avoiltaan avoiltansa allative avolleen avollensa avoilleen avoillensa essive avonaan avonansa avoinaan avoinansa translative avokseen avoksensa avoikseen avoiksensa abessive avottaan avottansa avoittaan avoittansa instructive — — comitative — avoineen avoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• avokaulainen
• avokelanauhuri

 

Further reading

• “avo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto avo (“grandfather, grandparent”), Italian avo, Spanish abuelo and French aïeul, from Latin avus (“grandfather, ancestor, old man”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewh₂yos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈavo/

Noun

avo (plural avi)

1. grandparent

Derived terms

• avino (“grandmother”)
• avulo (“grandfather”)
• geavi (“grandfathers and grandmothers”)
• preavino (“great-grandmother”)
• preavo (“great-grandparent”)
• preavulo (“great-grandfather”)
• pregeavi (“great-grandfathers and great-grandmothers”)

 

Ingrian

Etymology

Akin to Finnish avo.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑʋo/, [ˈɑʋo̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑʋo/, [ˈɑʋo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑʋo
• Hyphenation: a‧vo

Noun

avo

1. (in compounds) openness

Declension

Declension of avo (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	avo	avot
genitive	avon	avvoin, avoloin
partitive	avvoa	avoja, avoloja
illative	avvoo	avvoi, avoloihe
inessive	avos	avois, avolois
elative	avost	avoist, avoloist
allative	avolle	avoille, avoloille
adessive	avol	avoil, avoloil
ablative	avolt	avoilt, avoloilt
translative	avoks	avoiks, avoloiks
essive	avonna, avvoon	avoinna, avoloinna, avvoin, avoloin
exessive1)	avont	avoint, avoloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• avomeri
• avonain
• avosuu

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 24

Italian

Etymology

From Latin avus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os. Compare Portuguese avô (“grandfather”) and avó (“grandmother”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.vo/
• Rhymes: -avo
• Hyphenation: à‧vo

Noun

avo m (plural avi, feminine ava)

1. ancestor, forefather

   Synonyms: antenato, ascendente

Derived terms

• avito
• bisavo
• trisavo

Anagrams

• ova

Ivatan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu. Cognate with Yami avo.

Noun

avo

1. ash

Latin

Noun

avō

1. dative/ablative singular of avus

Malagasy

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *abaw; cognate with Javanese ambo.

Adjective

avo

1. high
2. lofty, eminent

Portuguese

Etymology

From the ending of [oit]avo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bu/ [ˈa.βu]

• Rhymes: -avu, (Northern Portugal) -abu
• Hyphenation: a‧vo

Noun

avo m (plural avos)

1. one of fractions/equal parts of a unit divided in more than 10 equal parts

   Doze avos de 240 são 20.

   A twelfth of 240 is 20.

   Três quinze avos = ³⁄₁₅.

   Three fifteenths = ³⁄₁₅

2. (numismatics) avo (one-hundredth of a pataca)

Yami

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu. Cognate with Ivatan avo.

Noun

avo

1. ash