-alo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "alo"

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalo/
• Rhymes: -alo
• Hyphenation: a‧lo

Suffix

-alo

1. (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

1. alternative form of -lo

Usage notes

Attached only to e-stems.

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -alo

onkalo

vartalo