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-uyo
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Uyo uyo
Ido
Etymology
From io eo -ujo, from io fr étui, io de Etui. Also considered a io etuyo etuyo masculine 1.io http://www.ido-vivo.info/kgd.pdf Sufixi. (ik-yun) Kompleta gramatiko detaloza 2016-08-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20260828174723/http://www.ido-vivo.info/kgd.pdf 28 August 2026 Also paronym to io etuyo.
Suffix
n
suffix used with a nominal root to denote a receptacle, ordinarily a case, box, chest or sheath
io violino violin violinuyo violin case
Usage notes
Distinguish -uyo from io -iero: io sigaruyo = a case for cigars; io sigariero = a short tube for smoking a cigar.
Paronyms
io etuyo case, box
Derived terms
io
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