Adyghe

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Etymology

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Cognate with Kabardian куэ (kʷɛ).

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Noun

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ко (kʷo)

  1. thigh
  2. thigh muscle

Declension

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Bezhta

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Etymology

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Akin to Chechen ка (ka).

Noun

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ко̄ (koo)

  1. hand

Macedonian

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Adverb

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ко (ko)

  1. (poetic, regional) how

Preposition

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ко (ko)

  1. (poetic, regional) as, like

Old Novgorodian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *kъ(n).

Preposition

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ко (ko)

  1. (with dative) to, towards

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъ(n).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kə]
  • IPA(key): [kɐ] (before a stressed syllable)
  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): [ˈko] (when stressed)
  • Audio:(file)

Preposition

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ко (ko) (+ dative case)

  1. to, towards
    ко мне́ko mnéto me
  2. (time): by, for
    ко вто́рникуko vtórnikuby Tuesday

Usage notes

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This is a variant form of к (k) used before words beginning with awkward consonant clusters such as вс- (vs-), вт- (vt-), мн- (mn-), сн- (sn-).

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъto, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos, *kʷid, (compare *kʷis).

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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ко̏ (Latin spelling )

  1. (Bosnia, Serbia, interrogatively) who
    ко си ти?who are you?
  2. (Bosnia, Serbia, relative and indefinite pronoun)
    било коanybody, anyone
    мало коvery few people
    онај 'коhe who, whoever
Declension
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Etymology 2

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From ка̏о.

Contraction

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ко (Latin spelling ko)

  1. (colloquial) Misspelling of k'o.
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References

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  • ко” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • ко” in Hrvatski jezični portal