patrulo

Ido

Etymology

From patro (“parent”) +‎ -ulo (“male”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈtru.lo/

Noun

patrulo (plural patruli)

1. (archaic) father

Usage notes

Originally patro meant "parent", while the derivatives patrulo meant "father" and patrino meant "mother", but in later times this was changed so patro meant father, while adding genitoro and matro to mean "parent" and "mother".

Synonyms

• patro
• papa
• (diminutive) patreto

Hypernyms

• genitoro (“parent”)
• (archaic) patro (“parent”)

Coordinate terms

• matro (“mother”)
• mama (“mother”)
• (diminutive) matreto
• (archaic) patrino

Further reading

• patr-o in Ido-English Dictionary by L.H. Dyer, 1924