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suppilo

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Finnish

Etymology

suppea (suppi-) (narrow, tight) + -lo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsupːilo/, [ˈs̠upːilo̞]
  • Rhymes: -upːilo
  • Syllabification(key): sup‧pi‧lo
  • Hyphenation(key): sup‧pi‧lo

Noun

suppilo

  1. funnel (utensil used to guide poured liquids)
    Synonym: (dialectal) tratti
  2. funnel, cone (cone-shaped object)
    Synonyms: kello, torvi, tuutti, tötterö
  3. hopper (funnel-shaped section at the top of a drainpipe used to collect water)

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

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Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

sub- + -pīlō element as in compīlō (I rob, pillage, or steal from)

Alternative forms

Verb

suppīlō (present infinitive suppīlāre, perfect active suppīlāvī, supine suppīlātum); first conjugation

  1. (construed with the accusative of thing and dative of person) to steal stealthily, to filch, to pilfer, to purloin
  2. (construed with the accusative of person) to rob (someone) without being noticed, to strip, to pluck, to fleece
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Etymology 2

From suppīlō¹ (verb) + (suffix forming masculine agent nouns).

Alternative forms

Noun

suppīlō m (genitive suppīlōnis); third declension

  1. one who steals or robs stealthily, a thief
Declension

Third-declension noun.

More information singular, plural ...

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