stallo

See also: stallò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstal.lo/
• Rhymes: -allo
• Hyphenation: stàl‧lo

Etymology 1

Of Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *stallaz; cf. also Medieval Latin stallum. Compare French étal, English stall.

Noun

stallo m (plural stalli)

1. seat, stall
2. (chess) stalemate
3. (figurative) deadlock, stalemate

Derived terms

• stalliera
• stallone
• soprastallo

Related terms

• stalla

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English stall, ultimately of the same origin as the above term.

Noun

stallo m (plural stalli)

1. stall (behaviour/behavior of an aircraft)

Etymology 3

Verb

stallo

1. first-person singular present indicative of stallare

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Northern Sami stállu, from Proto-Samic *(s)tālō.

Noun

stallo m (definite singular stalloen, indefinite plural stalloer, definite plural stalloene)

1. (folklore) a stallo (A humanoid malignant being known from Sami folklore.)

References

• “stallo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Northern Sami stállu, from Proto-Samic *(s)tālō.

Noun

stallo m (definite singular stalloen, indefinite plural stalloar, definite plural stalloane)

1. (folklore) a stallo (A humanoid malignant being known from Sami folklore.)

References

• “stallo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old High German

Noun

stallo m

1. fellow