This is the 6375th most frequent Swedish word.
loa
The Swedish word "loa" means "lynx" in English.
Here, 'Loa' is used as a proper noun, presumably a person's name.
Loa arbetar som lärare på skolan.
Loa works as a teacher at the school.
In this case, 'loas' refers to the possessive form of 'loa', meaning something belonging to a lynx.
Vi observerade en loas spår i snön.
We observed a lynx's tracks in the snow.
The term 'lo' directly describes a lynx, an animal.