-ало

яло ало Appendix:Variations of "alo" Bulgarian Alternative forms bg -яло when appended to roots ending in a vowel Etymology From bg sla-pro *-dlo, appended to a-, ja- or a/j-conjugation verbs. Pronunciation -ало [KK] Suffix bg suffix n Deverbal, forming neuter instrumental or effect nouns. bg махам to wave → bg махало pendulum bg намятам to put on, to throw on → bg наметало mantle bg смятам to reckon, to calculate → bg сметало abacus bg мажа to smear (a/j-conj.) → bg мазало ointment bg стържа to scrape, to grate (a/j-conj.) → bg стъргало grater, scraper bg стъпя to step (a/j-conj.) → bg стъпало sole Denominal, forming neuter instrumental or effect nouns, probably via an intermediate (often obsolete) factitive verb. bg пушка rifle → bg пушкам to fire a rifle obsolete → bg пушкало big rifle it rocchetto ratchet → bg кречетало ratchet based on the native onomatopoeia cu крѣчетъ clap, rattle Derived terms bg -алка f diminutive bg -алица f Related terms bg -ло bg -ило bg -ело Serbo-Croatian Suffix Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually denoting senses or objects, used as a pejorative or as an abstract noun. See also sh -ло sh -ило