Mariupol Greek edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈjo]
  • Hyphenation: йо

Noun edit

йо (jo)

  1. oblique singular of йос (jos)

References edit

  • G. A. Animica, M. P. Galikbarova (2013) Румеку глоса[1], Donetsk, page 71

Ukrainian edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Onomatopeic.

Interjection edit

йо (jo)

  1. used to express surprise; really?!, seriously?!
    Synonyms: невже́ (nevžé), серйо́зно (serjózno)

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Hungarian .

Interjection edit

йо (jo)

  1. (Zakarpattia) used to express affirmation; alright, okay, I agree
    Synonyms: гара́зд (harázd), до́бре (dóbre)
  2. (Zakarpattia) used as an informal greeting

References edit

  • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “йо”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN