juo

See also: ju'o

Finnish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjuo̯/, [ˈjuo̞̯]
• Rhymes: -uo
• Syllabification^(key): juo

Verb

juo

1. third-person singular present indicative of juoda

   Hän juo. ― He drinks.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjuo̯ˣ/, [ˈjuo̞̯(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -uo
• Syllabification^(key): juo

Verb

juo

1. present active indicative connegative of juoda

   (Minä) en/ (Sinä) et/ Hän ei/ (Me) emme/ (Te) ette/ He eivät juo. ― I/You/We/You/They don't / She/He doesn't drink.

2. second-person singular present imperative of juoda

   Juo! ― Drink!

   Juo! Juo! Juo! ― Chug! Chug! Chug!

3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative of juoda

   Älä juo! ― Don't drink!

Anagrams

• jou, ujo

Lithuanian

Pronoun

juo

1. third-person singular instrumental of jis

Livonian

Alternative forms

• jo

Etymology

Perhaps a borrowing of Latvian jo (“because, yet (more)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /juo/

Preposition

juo

1. more used with adjectives to form comparatives
   • Līvõkīel-lețkīel-līvõkīel sõnārōntõz

     juo knaš

     more beautiful

Usage notes

LĒL only lists jo without listing any instances of juo. Livonian-Latvian-Livonian dictionary, in turn, only lists juo.

Northern Sami

Northern Sami phrasebook

This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonness.

Etymology 1

From a North Germanic language. Compare Norwegian jo and Swedish jo.

Interjection

juo

1. yes

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Akin to Pite Sami juo.

Adverb

juo

1. already

Pite Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Akin to Northern Sami juo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jo/

Adverb

juo

1. already

References

• Joshua Wilbur (2014) A grammar of Pite Saami, Berlin: Language Science Press