evo

See also: Evo, evő, and -evo

English

Noun

evo (plural evos)

1. (Australia, informal) Evening (time of day).

   Coordinate term: arvo

   • 1993, Paul Salzman, Elizabeth Jolley's Fictions, page 41:

     "Say gels," Miss Thorne tries again, "what say yew we go try the Prater this evo? My shout!"

See also

• evo-creo

Finnish

Etymology

Acronym of et vaan osaa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeʋo/, [ˈe̞ʋo̞]
• Rhymes: -eʋo
• Syllabification^(key): e‧vo

Noun

evo

1. (Internet slang) a person lacking the required skill in a certain context

Declension

Inflection of evo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		evo	evot
genitive		evon	evojen
partitive		evoa	evoja
illative		evoon	evoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		evo	evot
accusative	nom.	evo	evot
	gen.	evon
genitive		evon	evojen
partitive		evoa	evoja
inessive		evossa	evoissa
elative		evosta	evoista
illative		evoon	evoihin
adessive		evolla	evoilla
ablative		evolta	evoilta
allative		evolle	evoille
essive		evona	evoina
translative		evoksi	evoiksi
abessive		evotta	evoitta
instructive		—	evoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of evo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative evoni evoni accusative nom. evoni evoni gen. evoni genitive evoni evojeni partitive evoani evojani inessive evossani evoissani elative evostani evoistani illative evooni evoihini adessive evollani evoillani ablative evoltani evoiltani allative evolleni evoilleni essive evonani evoinani translative evokseni evoikseni abessive evottani evoittani instructive — — comitative — evoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative evosi evosi accusative nom. evosi evosi gen. evosi genitive evosi evojesi partitive evoasi evojasi inessive evossasi evoissasi elative evostasi evoistasi illative evoosi evoihisi adessive evollasi evoillasi ablative evoltasi evoiltasi allative evollesi evoillesi essive evonasi evoinasi translative evoksesi evoiksesi abessive evottasi evoittasi instructive — — comitative — evoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative evomme evomme accusative nom. evomme evomme gen. evomme genitive evomme evojemme partitive evoamme evojamme inessive evossamme evoissamme elative evostamme evoistamme illative evoomme evoihimme adessive evollamme evoillamme ablative evoltamme evoiltamme allative evollemme evoillemme essive evonamme evoinamme translative evoksemme evoiksemme abessive evottamme evoittamme instructive — — comitative — evoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative evonne evonne accusative nom. evonne evonne gen. evonne genitive evonne evojenne partitive evoanne evojanne inessive evossanne evoissanne elative evostanne evoistanne illative evoonne evoihinne adessive evollanne evoillanne ablative evoltanne evoiltanne allative evollenne evoillenne essive evonanne evoinanne translative evoksenne evoiksenne abessive evottanne evoittanne instructive — — comitative — evoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative evonsa evonsa accusative nom. evonsa evonsa gen. evonsa genitive evonsa evojensa partitive evoaan evoansa evojaan evojansa inessive evossaan evossansa evoissaan evoissansa elative evostaan evostansa evoistaan evoistansa illative evoonsa evoihinsa adessive evollaan evollansa evoillaan evoillansa ablative evoltaan evoltansa evoiltaan evoiltansa allative evolleen evollensa evoilleen evoillensa essive evonaan evonansa evoinaan evoinansa translative evokseen evoksensa evoikseen evoiksensa abessive evottaan evottansa evoittaan evoittansa instructive — — comitative — evoineen evoinensa

Synonyms

• (slang/informal terms) nobo, nuupi, nyyppä, uushomo

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aevum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈevo/

Noun

evo (plural evi)

1. age, years

Derived terms

• evar (“to be so many years old; to be aged”)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aevum, from earlier aevom, from Old Latin aivom, from Proto-Italic *aiwom (“period”, “age”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu (“long time”, “lifetime”), from the root *h₂ey- (“vital force”, “life”, “age”, “eternity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.vo/
• Rhymes: -ɛvo
• Hyphenation: è‧vo

Noun

evo m (plural evi)

1. era
2. long period of time

Further reading

• evo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• ove

Nupe

Evozhì

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ē.vō/

Noun

evo (plural evozhì)

1. calabash; gourd
2. plate; dish

   Synonym: tása

Derived terms

• làvon̄làvo (“praying mantis”)
• sànvo (“colander”)

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin aevum.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈe.vu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈe.vu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈe.vo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.vu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.vu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.bu/ [ˈɛ.βu]

• Rhymes: -evu, -ɛvu
• Hyphenation: e‧vo

Noun

evo m (plural evos)

1. endless, perpetuity

Further reading

• “evo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “evo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Serbo-Croatian

Interjection

ȅvo (Cyrillic spelling е̏во) (+ genitive case when referring to objects)

1. (genitive) look, see, behold

   Evo tamo! ― Look over here!

2. here, there

   Evo ga, gotov sam! ― Here it is, I am done!

3. (by extension, contexual) over here, over there

   Evo ga tamo! ― It is over here!

References

• “evo”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /éːʋɔ/, /ɛ́ʋɔ/

Interjection

ẹ̑vo or ȅvo

1. look, see, behold
2. there, there you go

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin aevum, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu- (“vital force”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈebo/ [ˈe.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -ebo
• Syllabification: e‧vo

Noun

evo m (plural evos)

1. (poetic) eternity

Derived terms

• medievo
• medioevo

 

Related terms

• coevo

 

Further reading

• “evo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16