Old Church Slavonic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *ovamo.

Adverb

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овамо (ovamo)

  1. that way
    • 1581, Ostrog Bible, Joshua 8.20:
      и҆ посе́мъ не и҆мѣша ка́мо побѣ́гнꙋти н̂и сѣмо н̂и ѻ҆ва́мо.
      i҆ posémŭ ne i҆měša kámo pobě́gnuti n̂i sěmo n̂i o҆vámo.
      and they had no power to flee this way or that way.

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ovamo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ǒʋaːmo/
  • Hyphenation: о‧ва‧мо

Adverb

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о̀ва̄мо (Latin spelling òvāmo)

  1. hither, this way (in the direction of the talker)
  2. here

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