льо

Bulgarian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʲɔ]

Particle

льо • (ljo)

1. (dialect or poetic, postpositive) Vocative particle, used by the speaker to address the antecedent; O.

   Synonym: ле (le)

   • 1848, “Откак се е, мила моя майно льо (Otkak se e, mila moja majno ljo) [Since when, O dear mother]”:

     Откога се е, мила моя майно льо, зора зазорила…

     Otkoga se e, mila moja majno ljo, zora zazorila…

     Since when, O dear mother, dawn arose…