See also: Ajo, ajó, aĵo, ajö, äjo, -ajo, -aĵo, -ajö, and a'jö

Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *a-jā, compound of proclitic particle a and , from *h₁eyéh₂ (compare Latin ), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey. More at ai.

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Pronoun

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ajo f sg (accusative atë, dative asaj, ablative asaj)

  1. she

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Further reading

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  • “ajo”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe[1] (in Albanian), 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “ajo”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[2]
  • ajo”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2006

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *ajo. Equivalent to ajaa (to drive) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑjo/, [ˈɑ̝jo̞]
  • Rhymes: -ɑjo
  • Syllabification(key): a‧jo

Noun

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ajo

  1. driving
  2. riding (act of riding a motorcycle)
  3. chase
    Synonyms: takaa-ajo, jahti
  4. shaving (act of shaving hair)
  5. (computing) execution, run
  6. (motor racing) (endurance) race
    Le Mansin 24 tunnin ajo24 Hours of Le Mans

Declension

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Inflection of ajo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative ajo ajot
genitive ajon ajojen
partitive ajoa ajoja
illative ajoon ajoihin
singular plural
nominative ajo ajot
accusative nom. ajo ajot
gen. ajon
genitive ajon ajojen
partitive ajoa ajoja
inessive ajossa ajoissa
elative ajosta ajoista
illative ajoon ajoihin
adessive ajolla ajoilla
ablative ajolta ajoilta
allative ajolle ajoille
essive ajona ajoina
translative ajoksi ajoiksi
abessive ajotta ajoitta
instructive ajoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of ajo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ajoni ajoni
accusative nom. ajoni ajoni
gen. ajoni
genitive ajoni ajojeni
partitive ajoani ajojani
inessive ajossani ajoissani
elative ajostani ajoistani
illative ajooni ajoihini
adessive ajollani ajoillani
ablative ajoltani ajoiltani
allative ajolleni ajoilleni
essive ajonani ajoinani
translative ajokseni ajoikseni
abessive ajottani ajoittani
instructive
comitative ajoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ajosi ajosi
accusative nom. ajosi ajosi
gen. ajosi
genitive ajosi ajojesi
partitive ajoasi ajojasi
inessive ajossasi ajoissasi
elative ajostasi ajoistasi
illative ajoosi ajoihisi
adessive ajollasi ajoillasi
ablative ajoltasi ajoiltasi
allative ajollesi ajoillesi
essive ajonasi ajoinasi
translative ajoksesi ajoiksesi
abessive ajottasi ajoittasi
instructive
comitative ajoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ajomme ajomme
accusative nom. ajomme ajomme
gen. ajomme
genitive ajomme ajojemme
partitive ajoamme ajojamme
inessive ajossamme ajoissamme
elative ajostamme ajoistamme
illative ajoomme ajoihimme
adessive ajollamme ajoillamme
ablative ajoltamme ajoiltamme
allative ajollemme ajoillemme
essive ajonamme ajoinamme
translative ajoksemme ajoiksemme
abessive ajottamme ajoittamme
instructive
comitative ajoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ajonne ajonne
accusative nom. ajonne ajonne
gen. ajonne
genitive ajonne ajojenne
partitive ajoanne ajojanne
inessive ajossanne ajoissanne
elative ajostanne ajoistanne
illative ajoonne ajoihinne
adessive ajollanne ajoillanne
ablative ajoltanne ajoiltanne
allative ajollenne ajoillenne
essive ajonanne ajoinanne
translative ajoksenne ajoiksenne
abessive ajottanne ajoittanne
instructive
comitative ajoinenne

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Franco-Provençal

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Noun

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ajo (plural ajo) (Valdôtain, Graphie BREL)

  1. Alternative form of âjo (age) documented in the following location(s): Fontainemore

Galician

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Verb

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ajo

  1. (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular present indicative of agir

Etymology

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Cognate with Fon àjò

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Noun

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àjò (plural àjò lɛ́ or àjò lẹ́)

  1. theft

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Minangkabau [Term?].

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈad͡ʒo/
  • Hyphenation: ajo

Noun

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ajo (first-person possessive ajoku, second-person possessive ajomu, third-person possessive ajonya)

  1. (dialect) older brother.
    Synonym: uda

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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From aijaa (to ride; to drive) +‎ -o.

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Noun

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ajo

  1. drive
  2. ride (on a horse)
  3. scrap (on the coast)

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Declension of ajo (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative ajo ajot
genitive ajon aijoin, ajoloin
partitive aijoa ajoja, ajoloja
illative aijoo aijoi, ajoloihe
inessive ajos ajois, ajolois
elative ajost ajoist, ajoloist
allative ajolle ajoille, ajoloille
adessive ajol ajoil, ajoloil
ablative ajolt ajoilt, ajoloilt
translative ajoks ajoiks, ajoloiks
essive ajonna, aijoon ajoinna, ajoloinna, aijoin, ajoloin
exessive1) ajont ajoint, ajoloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

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References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 9

Latin

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Verb

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ajō (present infinitive ajere, perfect active ait); third conjugation iō-variant, irregular, highly defective

  1. Alternative spelling of aiō

Northern Kurdish

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Etymology

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Derived from ajotin (to drive).

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Noun

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ajo m or f (Arabic spelling ئاژۆ)

  1. Synonym of ajotvan (driver)

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References

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  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “ajo”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 4

Portuguese

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Verb

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ajo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of agir

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaxo/ [ˈa.xo]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -axo
  • Syllabification: a‧jo

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Latin allium.

Noun

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ajo m (plural ajos)

  1. garlic
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Descendants
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  • Aymara: ajusa
  • Cebuano: ahos
  • Guaraní: áho
  • Highland Totonac: āꞌxux
  • Ivatan: akus
  • Jakaltek: aẍuẍ
  • Mapudungun: ako
  • Quechua: ahus
  • Rayón Zoque: ašus
  • Tagalog: aho
  • Xicotepec de Juárez Totonac: āꞌxux
  • Ye'kwana: aaju
  • Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl: ajo

Etymology 2

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Shortened from carajo.

Noun

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ajo m (plural ajos)

  1. profanity, curse word
    Synonym: palabrota

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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ajo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of agir
  2. first-person singular present indicative of ajar

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Venetan

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Un ajo.
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin alium.

Pronunciation

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  • (central) IPA(key): /ˈa.jo/
  • (lagoon) IPA(key): /ˈa.d͡ʒo/

Noun

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ajo m (plural aji)

  1. garlic
    Go tolto tanto ajo e tante séołe.
    I harvested lots of garlic and onions.

Votic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *ajo.

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Noun

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ajo

  1. travel, trip
  2. driving
  3. chase

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Declension of ajo (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative ajo ajod
genitive ajo ajojõ, ajoi
partitive ajjoa ajoitõ, ajoi
illative ajjosõ, ajjo ajoisõ
inessive ajoz ajoiz
elative ajossõ ajoissõ
allative ajolõ ajoilõ
adessive ajollõ ajoillõ
ablative ajoltõ ajoiltõ
translative ajossi ajoissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

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  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “ajo”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat, 2nd edition, Tallinn

Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV ajo
Brazilian standard ajo
New Tribes ajo

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Verb

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ajo (transitive)

  1. to chew
  2. to grind

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References

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  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “ajo”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[4], Lyon
  • Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, page 315

Yoruba

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Àjó

Etymology 1

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Noun

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àjó

  1. turmeric
    Synonyms: ata ilẹ̀ pupa, yéyémùyé, àjóyìbó

Etymology 2

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àjò

  1. journey, trip
  2. abroad
    àwọn ọmọ Nàìjá tó wà lájòthe Nigerian Diaspora (literally, “the Nigerians that are abroad”)
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Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish ajo, from Latin allium.

Noun

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ajo

  1. garlic

References

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  • Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2006) Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán[5], segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F. México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 21