dilo

Noun

dilo

1. water
   • 2012, Syntaxe créole comparée: Martinique, Guadeloupe, Guyane, Haïti:

     Dilo pa ka monté morn.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈlo/
• Rhymes: -o

Noun

dilo

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

References

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

Etymology

From French de l'eau.

Noun

dilo

1. water

References

• Dany Adone, The Acquisition of Mauritian Creole (1994)
• A. Syea, The Syntax of Mauritian Creole (2012)

Etymology

From Canadian French de l’eau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɪlo]

Noun

dilo ?

1. water

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दीन (dīna, “miserable, sad, depressed”).

Adjective

dilo (feminine dili, plural dile)

1. mad, crazy, insane

Alternative forms

• djȅlo (Ijekavian)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dělo.

Noun

dilo n (Cyrillic spelling дило)

1. (Chakavian, Ikavian) work; piece of work; deed, act
   • 1375, N.N., Muka svete Margarite (transcribed from Glagolitic original):

     zač ti duše nije milo,
     kô, nebore, činiš dilo,
     ča li misliš, pse nečisti,
     živu li me hoć' izisti?

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   • late 15th century, Džore Držić, Radmio i Ljubmir:

     Da bi t' se ne zbilo, što te će kobiti,
     Za tvoje zlo dilo Bog te će smjeriti!

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1501, Marko Marulić, Judita:

     Slavan se učinih ter čtovan visoko,
     i glas dili mo(j)ih prostri se široko.

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   • 1551, Marin Držić, Tirena:

     Potriba nam kaže pr'jateljska srca uprav,
     a dilo ne laže, kad je u srcu ljubav.

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   • 1556, Petar Hektorović, Ribanje i ribarsko prigovaranje:

     Nikogar nemilo da nitko ne ubije
     Na rič ni na dilo ni mu smart želije.

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   • 1630s, Ivan Gundulić, Osman:

     ter jak sve što je njegda bilo,
     sve sada se pripovijeda,
     tač sadanje svako dilo
     spovijedaće se unaprijeda.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1759, Antun Kanižlić, Sveta Rožalija:

     To je dilo slatko, zabavljam se š njime,
     ter mi čini kratko premda dugo vrime.

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Noun

dilo

1. Alternative form of delo

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdilo/ [ˈd̪i.lo]
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Syllabification: di‧lo

Verb

dilo

1. second-person singular imperative of decir combined with lo