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o

See also: Appendix:Variations of "o" and O

o U+006F, o
LATIN SMALL LETTER O
← n
[U+006E] 		Basic Latin p →
[U+0070]
ᵒ U+1D52, ᵒ
MODIFIER LETTER SMALL O
← ᵑ
[U+1D51] 		Phonetic Extensions ᵓ →
[U+1D53]
ｏ U+FF4F, ｏ
FULLWIDTH LATIN SMALL LETTER O
← ｎ
[U+FF4E] 		Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms ｐ →
[U+FF50]

Translingual Edit

 
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Letter Edit

o (upper case O)

  1. The fifteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
    (superscript) See º.

Pronunciation Edit

  • IPA(key): /o/
  • IPA(file)

Symbol Edit

 
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o

  1. (IPA) a close-mid back rounded vowel.
  2. (IPA, superscript ⟨ᵒ⟩) [o]-coloring or a weak, fleeting, epenthetic or echo [o].
  3. (phonetics, superscript ⟨ᵒ⟩) marks a labialized consonant.

Gallery Edit

  • Letter styles
  •  

    Uppercase and lowercase versions of O, in normal and italic type

  •  

    Uppercase and lowercase O in Fraktur

See also Edit

Other representations of O:

English Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Letter Edit

o (lower case, upper case O, plural os or o's)

  1. The fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, called o and written in the Latin script.
  2. Alternative form of ο, the fifteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets, called omicron and (astronomy) used as an abbreviation of omicron in star names.
    The system's Bayer designation is o Persei.
See also Edit

Number Edit

o (lower case, upper case O)

  1. The ordinal number fifteenth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called o and written in the Latin script.

Noun Edit

o (plural oes)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter O/o.
  2. A zero (used in reading out numbers).
    It is currently two-o-five in the afternoon (2:05 PM).
    The first permanent English settlement in America was in Jamestown in sixteen-o-seven (1607).
Alternative forms Edit
Derived terms Edit
Derived terms
Translations Edit
See o/translations § Noun.
See also Edit

Etymology 2 Edit

Particle Edit

o

  1. (nonstandard) alternative form of O (vocative particle)
    • 2007, The Bay Psalm Book, Cosimo Classics, published 1640, p.37, 41 & 46:
      I lift my soule to thee o Lord
      mee, o Iehovah, heare
      In thee, o Lord, I put my trust
Translations Edit
vocative particle to mark direct address — see O

Interjection Edit

o

  1. Alternative form of oh

Noun Edit

o

  1. (IRC, acronym of) Operator
  2. (acronym of) Object, see SVO

Adjective Edit

o

  1. Over

Etymology 3 Edit

See o'.

Preposition Edit

o

  2. Alternative form of of

Etymology 4 Edit

Abbreviations.

  1. (stenoscript) a word-initial letter ⟨o⟩.
  2. (stenoscript) the long vowel /oʊ/ at the end of a word, or before a final consonant that is not /dʒ, v, z/. (Note: the final consonant is not written; [ɔə˞], [ɔː˞] count as /oʊr/.)
    Thus the words or, owe.
  3. (stenoscript) the words on, so.

Albanian Edit

Alternative forms Edit

Etymology Edit

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

Pronunciation Edit

Particle Edit

o

  2. O (emphatic vocative marker of nouns)
    O malet e Shqipërisë!
    O mountains of Albania!

Usage notes Edit

Used with indefinite forms only. Can be placed either before or after the noun:

  • Qup (“Coby”, indefinite) + -o → Qup-o (“O Coby”).
  • o + Qup → o Qup (“O Coby”).

Further reading Edit

Aragonese Edit

Etymology Edit

From Latin illum, accusative form of ille (“that”).

Article Edit

o m (definite singulars)

  1. the
    O río Ebro ― The Ebro River

Usage notes Edit

  • Becomes l' before many words beginning with a vowel.
  • The form lo, either pronounced as lo or ro, can be found after words ending with an -o.
  • Eastern dialects use the form el.

Asturian Edit

Etymology Edit

From Latin aut.

Conjunction Edit

o

  1. or

Azerbaijani Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Letter Edit

o lower case (upper case O)

  1. The twenty-first letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also Edit

Etymology 2 Edit

From Old Anatolian Turkish اول (ol), Proto-Turkic *ol.

Pronoun Edit

Other scripts
Cyrillic о
Perso-Arabic او‎

o (definite accusative onu, plural onlar)

  1. he, she, it
    O evdə deyil ― S/he is not at home.
    O çox yaxşı insandır. ― S/he is a very good person.
Declension Edit
Declension of Azerbaijani personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
nominative mən sən o biz siz onlar
accusative məni səni onu bizi sizi onları
dative mənə sənə ona bizə sizə onlara
locative məndə səndə onda bizdə sizdə onlarda
ablative məndən səndən ondan bizdən sizdən onlardan
genitive mənim sənin onun bizim sizin onların
Derived terms Edit

Determiner Edit

o

  1. that, that one
    Antonym: bu
    O evdə deyil ― S/he isn't at that house.
    • 2010 January 22, joy.az‎[1], archived from the original on 4 March 2022:
      Amma nə xoş o insana ki, səhvini başa düşüb və tövbə edib haqq yoluna qayıdır
      But blissful is the/that person who realizes his mistake and repents and returns to the path of righteous.

Basque Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Letter Edit

o (lower case, upper case O)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Basque alphabet, called o and written in the Latin script.

See also Edit

Noun Edit

o (indeclinable)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter O/o.

See also Edit

Borôro Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Noun Edit

o

  1. tooth

Catalan Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Noun Edit

o f (plural os)

  1. the Latin letter O (lowercase o)

Etymology 2 Edit

From Latin aut.

Pronunciation Edit

Conjunction Edit

o

  1. or
Derived terms Edit

Corsican Edit

Etymology Edit

From Latin aut. Cognates include Italian o and Spanish o.

Conjunction Edit

o

  1. or

References Edit

Crimean Tatar Edit

Etymology Edit

From Proto-Turkic *ol. Compare Turkish o and Azerbaijani o.

Pronoun Edit

o

  1. (personal pronoun) he, she, it
    Synonym: (Northern dialect) anav
  2. (demonstrative pronoun) that

Czech Edit

Etymology Edit

From Proto-Slavic *o(b), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ebʰi.

Pronunciation Edit

Preposition Edit

o [+locative]

  1. about

Preposition Edit

o [+accusative]

  1. for

Further reading Edit

  • o in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • o in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish Edit

Particle Edit

o

  1. (higher register or humorous) Vocative particle.

Dutch Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Interjection Edit

o

  1. oh

Letter Edit

o (lower case, upper case O)

  1. The fifteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also Edit

  • Previous letter: n
  • Next letter: p

Esperanto Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Letter Edit

o (lower case, upper case O)

  1. The nineteenth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called o and written in the Latin script.

See also Edit

Noun Edit

o (accusative singular o-on, plural o-oj, accusative plural o-ojn)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter O/o.

See also Edit

Estonian Edit

 
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Pronunciation Edit

Letter Edit

o (lower case, upper case O)

  1. The fifteenth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called oo and written in the Latin script.

See also Edit

Extremaduran Edit

Etymology Edit

From Latin aut. Cognates include Spanish o and Italian o.

Conjunction Edit

o

  1. or

Fala Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese o, from Latin illo (“he”).

Article Edit

o m sg (plural os, feminine a, feminine plural as)

  1. (Mañegu) Masculine singular definite article; the
    • 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Chapter 1: Lengua Española:
      O términu de Valverdi, mais grandi, limita con Portugal, precisamenti con dois distintius Departamentos, que eran Beira Alta con capital en Guarda, a Beira Baixa con capital en Castelo Branco.
      The Valverde locality, the biggest, borders Portugal, more precisely with two distinct departments, which were Beira Alta with Guarda as its capital, and Beira Baixa with Castelo Branco as its capital.

Pronoun Edit

o

  1. (Mañegu) Third person singular masculine accusative pronoun; him

See also Edit

Fala personal pronouns
nominative dative accusative disjunctive
first person singular ei me, -mi mi
plural common nos musL
nusLV
nos, -nusM		 nos
masculine noshotrusM noshotrusM
feminine noshotrasM noshotrasM
second person singular tú te, -ti ti
plural common vos vusLV
vos, -vusM		 vos
masculine voshotrusM voshotrusM
feminine voshotrasM voshotrasM
third person singular masculine el le, -li uLV, oM el
feminine ela a ela
plural masculine elis usLV, osM elis
feminine elas as elas
reflexive — se, -si sí

Etymology 2 Edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese ou, from Latin aut (“or”).

Conjunction Edit

o

  1. or
    • 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme 6:
      Poin encontralsi, a o millol, hasta “oito” o mais.
      There can be found, at best, up to “eight” or more.

References Edit

  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎[2], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Faroese Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Letter Edit

o (upper case O)

  1. The seventeenth letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also Edit

Finnish Edit

Etymology Edit

The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on Swedish, German and Latin. No earlier script is known. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, and o for development of the glyph itself.

Pronunciation Edit

Letter Edit

o (lower case, upper case O)

  1. The fifteenth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called oo and written in the Latin script.

See also Edit

French Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Noun Edit

o m (plural os)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter O/o.

Derived terms Edit

Symbol Edit

o

  1. (computing) octet (B (byte))

Derived terms Edit

Fula Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

Letter Edit

o (lower case, upper case O)

  1. A letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notes Edit
See also Edit

Etymology 2 Edit

Suffix Edit

o (plural ɓe)

  1. Noun class indicator for nouns (singular) having to do with people, and for loan words
Usage notes Edit

Pronoun Edit

o

  1. he, she (third person singular subject pronoun; short form)
Usage notes Edit
  • Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).
  • This is used in all conjugations except for affirmative non-accomplished (where the long form is used).
Alternative forms Edit
Derived terms Edit
  • makko (possessive pronoun)
Related terms Edit
  • omo (second person singular subject pronoun; long form)
  • himo (second person singular subject pronoun; long form; variant in Pular)
  • kanko (emphatic form)

Article Edit

o

  1. (definite) the (when it follows the noun)
    Debbo o ― the woman
Usage notes Edit

Determiner Edit

o

  1. used in indicating someone
    O debbo ― this/that woman
Usage notes Edit

Galician Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese o, from Latin illum, from ille.

Alternative forms Edit

Article Edit

o m sg (feminine singular a, masculine plural os, feminine plural as)

  1. Masculine singular definite article; the
Usage notes Edit
  • The definite article o (in all its forms), due to historical sandhi, regularly forms contractions when it follows the prepositions a (“to”), con (“with”), de (“of, from”), and en (“in”). For example, con o (“with the”) contracts to co, and en o (“in the”) contracts to no.
  • The definite article o (in all its forms), due to historical sandhi, contracts with preceding words which ends in [s] or [r] into the second form of the article lo (la, los, las); this feature, frequent in spoken Galician, is not always marked in the written language. When done, a hyphen is used to separate both words:
Debes comer o caldo ~ Debes come-lo caldo ― You should eat the soup
Derived terms Edit
Derived terms

Etymology 2 Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronoun Edit

o

  1. accusative of el
Usage notes Edit

The Galician pronouns, being atones, are usually appended to the verb; though sandhi, o could acquire the form -no (for example, when appended to a verb form ended in a falling diphthong or in a nasal consonant, the nasal in -no having an antihiatic epenthetic origin) or -lo (when appended to a verb form ended in a -s or -r, the l having its origin in the assimilation of the -s or -r with the l present in the pronoun before the 12th century).

Further reading Edit

German Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Interjection Edit

o

  1. O
    • 1843, Gallus Schwab, Gebetbuch für katholische Christen, Bamberg, page 45:
      Sei gegrüßet, o Du mein Jesu! Mit tieftster Demuth bete ich Dich an und verehre Dich!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Gothic Edit

Romanization Edit

ō

  1. Romanization of 𐍉

Guaraní Edit

Etymology Edit

Clipping of óga.

Noun Edit

o

  1. house

Hawaiian Edit

Conjunction Edit

o

  1. or, lest

Preposition Edit

o

  1. of, belonging to

Usage notes Edit

  • Used for possessions that are inherited, out of personal control, and for things that can be got into (houses, clothes, cars), while a is used for acquired possessions.

Hungarian Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Letter Edit

o (lower case, upper case O)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called o and written in the Latin script.

See also Edit

Further reading Edit

  • o in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Ido Edit

Pronunciation Edit

  • (context pronunciation, letter name) IPA(key): /o/

Letter Edit

o (upper case O)

  1. The fifteenth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also Edit

Conjunction Edit

o

  1. Apocopic form of od

Related terms Edit

  • e (“and”)
  • a (“to”)

Igbo Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Letter Edit

o (upper case O)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Igbo alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Etymology 2 Edit

Alternative forms Edit

  • ọ (retracted tongue position)

Pronunciation Edit

Pronoun Edit

o (dependent form, independent form ya)

  1. (personal, epicene) he, she, it
    O nyere m mmiri.
    She gave me water.
See also Edit
Igbo personal pronouns
dependent independent object/possesive
Singular first m, a/e- ... -m m, mụ m, mụ
second ị, i ngị, gị gị
third ọ, o ya
Plural first anyị
second ụnụ
third ha, a/e- ... -ha ha
Indefinite a/e - -

Indonesian Edit

Pronunciation Edit

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /o/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /o/, [o], [ɔ]

Letter Edit

o (lower case, upper case O)

  1. The fifteenth letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also Edit

Italian Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

From Latin ō (the name of the letter O).

Pronunciation Edit

Letter Edit

o f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case O)

  1. The thirteenth letter of the Italian alphabet, called o and written in the Latin script.

Noun Edit

o f (invariable)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter O/o.
See also Edit

Etymology 2 Edit

From Latin aut.[1]

Alternative forms Edit

  • od (used optionally before words beginning with a vowel)

Pronunciation Edit

  • IPA(key): /o/*, /o/
  • Rhymes: -o
  • Hyphenation: o

Conjunction Edit

o

  1. or

References Edit

  1. ^ Angelo Prati, "Vocabolario Etimologico Italiano", Torino, 1951

Further reading Edit

Etymology 3 Edit

Verb Edit

o

  1. Misspelling of ho.

Italiot Greek Edit

Etymology Edit

From Ancient Greek ὁ (ho)

Article Edit

o

  1. the
Third person forms
Number (style) singular (familiar) plural (formal)
strong weak strong weak
m f n m f n m f n m f n
nominative cino cini cino o i to cini cini cini e e ta
genitive tu tis tu — — — tos tos tos — — —
accusative ton tin to — — — tus tes ta — — —
  There is no 1st person vocative case.
† These terms double as possessive pronouns.
‡ "tis" is used before a verb, "tes" after a verb..
  All personal pronoun forms are displayed at evò (“I”).

Japanese Edit

Romanization Edit

o

  1. Rōmaji transcription of お
  2. Rōmaji transcription of オ
  3. Rōmaji transcription of を
  4. Rōmaji transcription of ヲ

Kapampangan Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

Borrowed from Spanish o (“or”).

Conjunction Edit

o

  1. or
    Synonyms: o kaya, ekaya
    Mangan ka o pinandit naka?
    Are you going to eat or later?
    Mansanas o sagin.
    Apple or banana?

Etymology 2 Edit

Alternative forms Edit

Particle Edit

o

  1. (colloquial) sentence-ending particle used to express warning or to catch someone's attention. See also oy, uy and ay.
    Palako nayu o.
    S/he's leaving.
    Makanini namu o.
    Just do it this way.
    Nanu o.
    What? huh?
  2. (colloquial) used as a vocative particle to address the topic in question.
    Juan o lawen me.
    John! look!
    Ginu o sana iligtas yu.
    God, I hope you help them!
    Mina o aini na.
    Mina, here it is.

Interjection Edit

o

  1. (colloquial) expression of surprise, wonder, amazement, or awe: oh!
    Synonyms: ba, aru, uru
  2. (colloquial) used to refer to something given or offered to someone: here you are! here you go!
    Synonyms: aini, aita, ayan

Kashubian Edit

Etymology Edit

The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Kashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, and o for development of the glyph itself.

Letter Edit

o (lower case, upper case O)

  1. The twentieth letter of the Kashubian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also Edit

Khumi Chin Edit

 
O.

Pronunciation Edit

Noun Edit

o

  1. pig

References Edit

  • K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎[3], Payap University, page 47

Kikuyu Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Pronoun Edit

o (third person plural)

  1. they

Related terms Edit

  • -ao (“their”)

See also Edit

Independent personal pronouns in Kikuyu
singular plural
1st person niĩ ithuĩ
2nd person we /wɛ(ː)/ inyuĩ
3rd person we /wɛ/ o

References Edit

  • “o” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 355. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Ladin Edit

Etymology Edit

From Latin aut.

Conjunction Edit

o

  1. or

Latin Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

From Etruscan letter 𐌏 (o), from Ancient Greek letter ο (o, “omicron”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤏 (ʿ, “ayin”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓁹.

Letter Edit

o

  1. A letter of the Latin alphabet.

Etymology 2 Edit

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

Pronunciation Edit

Noun Edit

ō f (indeclinable)

  1. The name of the letter O.
Coordinate terms Edit

References Edit

  • o in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • o in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • o in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • o in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • o in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Arthur E. Gordon, The Letter Names of the Latin Alphabet (University of California Press, 1973; volume 9 of University of California Publications: Classical Studies), part III: “Summary of the Ancient Evidence”, page 32: "Clearly there is no question or doubt about the names of the vowels A, E, I, O, U. They are simply long A, long E, etc. (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū). Nor is there any uncertainty with respect to the six mutes B, C, D, G, P, T. Their names are bē, cē, dē, gē, pē, tē (each with a long E). Or about H, K, and Q: they are hā, kā, kū—each, again, with a long vowel sound."

Etymology 3 Edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὦ (ô), cognate, or onomatopoeic.

Alternative forms Edit

  • ô (for the vocative particle)
  • ōh (for the interjection meaning "oh")

Pronunciation Edit

Interjection Edit

ō

  1. o! (vocative particle)
    • 63 BCE, Cicero, Catiline Orations Oratio in Catilinam Prima in Senatu Habita.II:
      O tempora, o mores! Senatus haec intellegit, consul videt; hic tamen vivit. Vivit?
      Shame on the age and on its principles! The senate is aware of these things; the consul sees them; and yet this man lives. Lives!
    • 4th century, St Jerome, Vulgate, Judges 3:19
      et reversus de Galgalis ubi erant idola dixit ad regem verbum secretum habeo ad te o rex et ille imperavit silentium egressisque omnibus qui circa eum erant (Then returning from Galgal, where the idols were, he said to the king: I have a secret message to thee, O king. And he commanded silence: and all being gone out that were about him,)
  2. oh!

Latvian Edit

 
Latvian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia lv

Etymology Edit

Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by K. Mīlenbahs, which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in German Fraktur, and sporadically in Cyrillic.

Pronunciation 1 Edit

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Letter Edit

 
O

o (lower case, upper case O)

  1. The twenty-third letter of the Latvian alphabet, called o and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes Edit

In native Latvian words (and in some older borrowings), o represents the sound of IPA [uə̯] (e.g., otrs [uə̯tɾs]). In more recent borrowings, it represents the original sound of the word, i.e. [o] or [oː] (e.g., opera [oːpeɾa]).

See also Edit

Pronunciation 2 Edit

Noun Edit

o m (invariable)

  1. The name of the Latin script letter O/o.
See also Edit

Ligurian Edit

Ligurian Definite Articles
singular plural
masculine o i
feminine  a e

Etymology Edit

From earlier ro ← lo, from Latin illum, form of ille (“that”).

Pronunciation Edit

Article Edit

o m sg (plural i)

  1. the

Lithuanian Edit

Etymology Edit

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *ō. Cognate with Latgalian a and Proto-Slavic *a (“and, but”). From Proto-Indo-European *h₁od; compare Sanskrit आत् (āt, “afterwards, then, so”), Avestan 𐬁𐬀𐬝 (āat̰, “afterward, then”), perhaps the ablative singular of *h₁e- (“demonstrative pronoun”).

Pronunciation Edit

IPA(key): /oː/

Conjunction Edit

õ

  1. (coordinating, adversative) and, but (used to express binary contrasts)
    Taĩ ne kažkàs, ką̃ víenas gãli darýti, õ kìtas – nè. ― It's not something that some people can do and others can't.

Livonian Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Letter Edit

o (upper case O)

  1. The twenty-second letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also Edit

Lower Sorbian Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Letter Edit

o (upper case O)

  1. The twenty-first letter of the Lower Sorbian alphabet, called o and written in the Latin script.
  2. The name of the Latin-script letter o/O.

See also Edit

Malay Edit

Letter Edit

o

  1. The fifteenth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also Edit

Maltese Edit

Pronunciation Edit

  • IPA(key): /ɔ/ (short phoneme)
  • IPA(key): /ɔː/ (long phoneme)
  • In inherited words, long o occurs only next to vowelised għ or h. In Romance words, it can be long on its own.

Letter Edit

o (lower case, upper case O)

  1. The nineteenth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also Edit

Mandarin Edit

Romanization Edit

o (o5／o0, Zhuyin ˙ㄛ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 哦

Romanization Edit

o

  1. Nonstandard spelling of ō.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of ó.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of ǒ.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of ò.

Usage notes Edit

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Maori Edit

Particle Edit

o

  1. of
    • 2006, Joanne Barker, Sovereignty Matters, page 208:
      In 1979 a gathering of elders at the Waananga kaumatua affirmed te reo Maori “Ko te reo te mauri o te mana Maori” the language is the life principle of Maori mana.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes Edit

Used instead of a when the possessor has no control over the relationship (inalienable possession).

Mbyá Guaraní Edit

Verb Edit

o

  1. to go

Conjugation Edit

    Conjugation of o
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person
inclusive 		1st person
exclusive 		2nd person 3rd person
xee aa ndee ereo ha'e oo nhande jaa ore oroo peẽ peo ha'e oo

Middle English Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

From Old French oh, from Latin ō.

Alternative forms Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Interjection Edit

o

  1. oh, ah
Descendants Edit
  • English: oh
  • Yola: o
References Edit

Etymology 2 Edit

Article Edit

o

  1. (rare) Alternative form of an (preconsonantal)

Etymology 3 Edit

Numeral Edit

o

  1. Alternative form of oo (“one”)

Adjective Edit

o

  1. Alternative form of oo (“first”)

See also Edit

Middle Irish Edit

Preposition Edit

o

  1. Alternative spelling of ó

Middle Low German Edit

Etymology Edit

From Proto-Germanic *awjō. Cognate with Old Norse ey (Swedish ö, Norwegian øy).

Pronunciation Edit

Noun Edit

ö

  1. island

Mokilese Edit

Etymology Edit

From Proto-Chuukic *yawo, from Proto-Micronesian *awo, from Proto-Oceanic *apon, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapən.

Noun Edit

o

  1. fishing line

Navajo Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Letter Edit

o

  1. The twenty-second letter of the Navajo alphabet
    ǫ = /õ˨/
    ó = /o˥/
    ǫ́ = /õ˥/
    oo = /oː˨˨/
    ǫǫ = /õː˨˨/
    óo = /oː˥˨/
    ǫ́ǫ = /õː˥˨/
    oó = /oː˨˥/
    ǫǫ́ = /õː˨˥/
    óó = /oː˥˥/
    ǫ́ǫ́ = /õː˥˥/

See also Edit

Neapolitan Edit

Etymology Edit

From Latin aut.

Pronunciation Edit

Particle Edit

o

  1. or

Norwegian Edit

Pronunciation Edit

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /uː/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /uː/, /ʊ/, /ɔ/
  • Audio(file)

Letter Edit

o

  1. The fifteenth letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Norwegian Nynorsk Edit

Letter Edit

o (upper case O, definite singular o-en, indefinite plural o-ar, definite plural o-ane)

  1. The fifteenth letter of the Norwegian Nynorsk alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Interjection Edit

o

  1. (dated or humorous) oh

Pronoun Edit

o

  1. (eye dialect) pronunciation spelling of ho

References Edit

Nupe Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Letter Edit

o (lower case, upper case O)

  1. The eighteenth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also Edit

O'odham Edit

Particle Edit

o

  1. future tense marker: will; going to.

Usage notes Edit

Not to be confused with ʼo, the third person copula.

See also Edit

O'odham Auxiliary
singular plural
imperfective perfective future imperfective perfective future
first person long 'añ 'añt o 'c 'att o
short ñ ñt c tt
second person long 'ap 'apt 'am 'amt
short a pt m mt
third person long 'o 'at 'o
short t

References Edit

  • Zepeda, Ofelia (1983) A Tohono Oʼodham Grammar, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, pages 169

Occitan Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

From Latin aut.

Conjunction Edit

o

  1. or

Etymology 2 Edit

Noun Edit

o f (plural os)

  1. o (the letter o, O)

Old Galician-Portuguese Edit

Etymology Edit

From earlier lo, la, from Latin illum, illam (the initial l having disappeared; compare Spanish lo and la).

Pronunciation Edit

Article Edit

o

  2. the (masculine singular definite article)
    • 13th Century - Cantiga de Santa Maria no. 23
      Esta é como Santa Maria acrecentou o vinho no tonel, por amor da bõa dona de Bretanha.
      This is how Holy Mary added the wine to the barrel, out of love for the good lady of Britain;
    • 13th Century - Cantiga de Santa Maria no. 48
      Esta é como Santa Maria tolheu a agua da fonte ao cavaleiro.
      This is how Holy Mary restricted the water of the fountain from the knight.

Usage notes Edit

  • O becomes -no and a becomes -na after nasal sounds:
    Non queria o meu coraçon nen-nos meus olhos. ― She wanted neither (the) my heart nor (the) my eyes.
    Ambas eran-nas melhores que (h)omen pode cousir. ― Both were the best that (a) man can contemplate.
  • O becomes -lo and a becomes -la after other consonants, and the preceding consonant is elided:
    E vós faredes depoi-lo melhor! ― And later ye shall do the best!
    Sobre toda-las bondades que ela (h)avia era que muito fiava en Santa Maria; ― Above all the virtues she possessed was how much she trusted Holy Mary.
  • O becomes el- in front of the noun rei:
    Deu ora el-rei seus dinheiros a Belpelho. ― The king, then, gave his money to Belpelho.
    Se fosse seu o tesouro que el-rei de França ten. ― Were it his the treasure that the king of France has.

Descendants Edit

  • Galician: o
  • Portuguese: o

Old Irish Edit

Preposition Edit

o

  1. Alternative spelling of ó

Noun Edit

o

  1. Alternative spelling of ó

Mutation Edit

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
o unchanged n-o
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Polish Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *o(b). First attested in the 14th century.

Preposition Edit

o

  1. about, concerning [+accusative] or [+locative]
  2. on, against [+accusative]
  3. because of [+accusative]
  4. denotes location; at [+accusative]
  5. denotes location; at [+locative]
  6. with, by means of [+locative]
  7. (used in descriptions) with, having [+locative]
  8. for [+accusative]
Descendants Edit
Descendants of o in other languages

Etymology 2 Edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *o. First attested in the 14th century.

Interjection Edit

o

  1. oh! expression of surprise or outrage
Descendants Edit
  • Polish: o

References Edit

Old Spanish Edit

Etymology Edit

From Latin ubi (“where”). Cognate with French où (“where”), Italian dove (“where”), Portuguese u (“where”).

Adverb Edit

o

  1. where

Usage notes Edit

  • O has been displaced in Modern Spanish by donde.
  • O can be encountered in some Modern Spanish words such as doquiera (do (contraction of de ("of") + o ("where")) + quiera ("it may want"), literally " where it may want") and its apocopic form, doquier.

Pnar Edit

Etymology Edit

Compare Lamet [Nkris] ʔɔːʔ, Riang [Sak] ʔoʔ¹.

Pronunciation Edit

Pronoun Edit

o

  1. I

Usage notes Edit

  • It identifies A or S arguments and therefore "nominative". Its topic-position and accusative counterpart is nga.

Polish Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the history of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, and o for development of the glyph itself.

Letter Edit

o (upper case O, lower case)

  1. The twentieth letter of the Polish alphabet, called o and written in the Latin script.
See also Edit

Etymology 2 Edit

Inherited from Old Polish o, from Proto-Slavic *o(b).

Preposition Edit

o

  1. about (concerning) [+locative]
    Opowiedz mi o twojej pracy. ― Tell me about your job.
    Ta książka jest o potędze miłości. ― This book is about the power of love.
  2. at (telling the time) [+locative]
    Spotkajmy się o piątej po południu. ― Let's meet at five PM.
  3. (used in descriptions) with, having [+locative]
    Była piękną kobietą o długich jasnych włosach. ― She was a beautiful woman with long fair hair.
    chłopiec o zielonych oczach ― a boy with green eyes; a green-eyed boy
  4. on, against [+accusative]
    Nie opierajcie się o te drzwi. ― Don't lean on this door.
    Dziewczynka uderzyła głową o stół. ― The little girl hit her head on the table.
  5. for [+accusative]
    Weronika poprosiła mnie wczoraj o pomoc. ― Veronica asked me for help yesterday.
    Walczyliśmy dzielnie o naszą wolność. ― We were bravely fighting for our freedom.
  6. by (a difference) [+accusative]
    Spóźniła się o piętnaście minut. ― She was fifteen minutes late.
    Czuję się o wiele lepiej. ― I feel much better.
    Obniż podkład o dwa półtony. ― Lower the instrumental by two semitones.

Etymology 3 Edit

Inherited from Old Polish o, from Proto-Slavic *o, ultimately a natural expression.

Interjection Edit

o

  1. oh! expression of surprise or outrage
    O mój boże... ― Oh my god...

Trivia Edit

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), o is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 533 times in scientific texts, 598 times in news, 724 times in essays, 607 times in fiction, and 610 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 3072 times, making it the 14th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[1]

References Edit

  1. ^ Ida Kurcz (1990), “o”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków; Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 298

Further reading Edit

  • o in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • o in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • “o”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish], 2010-2023
  • “o”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish], 2010-2023
  • “o”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish], 2010-2023
  • “I O I”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 18.06.2019
  • “II O II”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 19.08.2019
  • Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]‎[4], (please provide a date or year)
  • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807-1814), “o”, in Słownik języka polskiego
  • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “o”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
  • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1904), “o”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 3, Warsaw, page 429

Portuguese Edit

Pronunciation Edit

  • (letter): IPA(key): /ɔ/, /o/
  • (article, pronoun): IPA(key): /u/

Etymology 1 Edit

Letter Edit

o (lower case, upper case O)

  2. The fifteenth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also Edit

Etymology 2 Edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese o (compare Galician o), from Vulgar Latin lo, *illu, from Latin illum, from ille (with an initial l having disappeared; compare Spanish lo).

Article Edit

o m (feminine a, masculine plural os, feminine plural as)

  2. the (masculine singular definite article)
Usage notes Edit

For the most part, usage of the definite article in Portuguese is the same as in English. Some differences include:

  • it is optionally but commonly used with abstract mass nouns:
    O amor é melhor que a guerra. ― Love is better than war.
  • in Brazil, it can be optionally used with adjectival possessive pronouns, and mandatorily with substantival possessive pronouns; both are mandatory in Portugal:
    (O) meu livro é melhor que o seu. ― My book is better than yours.
  • it can be used with personal names; often this indicates familiarity with the person (due to personal connection with them or because they are famous); this is avoided in formal contexts:
    (O) João foi até a cidade. ― João went to the city.
    (O) Einstein foi um cientista famoso. ― Einstein was a famous scientist.
  • it is sometimes used instead of a possessive pronoun when the possessor is obvious from the context; this is especially prevalent when referring to parts of the body or one’s own relatives:
    O pai está viajando. ― (My) dad is travelling.
    Você falou com a tia? ― Did you talk with my/our aunt?
    Quando você quebrou os braços? ― When did you break your arms?
  • it is used in a construct that is uncommon in English but common in Portuguese whereby a singular is used as a representative or prototype of all instances of the thing:
    O carvalho é uma árvore grande. ― The oak is a big tree.
    A picape é responsável pela poluição. ― Pick-up trucks are responsible for the pollution.
  • it is much more commonly used with placenames; most names of countries, states, provinces and continents take the definite article, but only a minority of cities:
    Eu moro no Luxemburgo. ― I live in Luxembourg.
    O Rio de Janeiro fica no Brasil. ― Rio de Janeiro is in Brazil.
Quotations Edit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:o.

See also Edit
Portuguese articles (edit)
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
Definite articles
(the) 		o a os as
Indefinite articles
(a, an; some) 		um uma uns umas

Pronoun Edit

o m (personal)

  2. him, it (as a direct object; as an indirect object, see lhe; after prepositions, see ele)
Usage notes Edit
  • Becomes -lo after verb forms ending in -r, -s, or -z, the pronouns nos and vos, and the adverb eis; the ending letter causing the change disappears.
    After ver:
    Posso vê-lo? ― May I see him/it?
    After conheces:
    Conhece-lo?. ― Do you know him/it?
    After fiz:
    Fi-lo ficar contente. ― I made him/it become happy.
    After nos:
    Deu-no-lo relutantemente. ― He gave him/it to us reluctantly.
    After eis:
    Ei-lo! ― Behold him/it!
  • Becomes -no after a nasal sound:
    Detêm-no como prisioneiro. ― They detain him/it as a prisoner.
    Põe-no aqui. ― Put him/it here.
  • In the colloquial speech of most of Brazil, it is abandoned in favor of the nominative form ele.
    Eu o vi. → Eu vi ele. ― I saw him/it.
Quotations Edit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:o.

See also Edit

See Template:Portuguese personal pronouns for further pronouns.

Rapa Nui Edit

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Pronunciation Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

From Proto-Polynesian *o.

Particle Edit

o

  1. possessive particle marking an inalienable possession; of
    • 2008, Sharon Chester, A wildlife guide to Chile, page 15:
      Polynesians are thought to have arrived at Easter Island around AD 800. They called the island Rapa Nui, or more familiarly Te Pito o Te Henua, the Navel of the World.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes Edit

Inserted before the relevant pronoun. Only for possessions like hands or parents that do not have the ability to no longer be yours; otherwise, use a.

Etymology 2 Edit

From Spanish o (“or”).

Conjunction Edit

o

  1. or
Usage notes Edit

Generally used in favor of complex native grammatical structures used to achieve the same ends.

Romani Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

Letter Edit

o (lower case, upper case O)

  1. (International Standard) The nineteenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
  2. (Pan-Vlax) The twentieth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also Edit

Etymology 2 Edit

Article Edit

o m sg (feminine singular i, plural e)

  1. the
    o rrom ― the Romani man
    o Parìzo ― Paris
Usage notes Edit
  • The definite article is used with proper nouns (given names and place names) as well.
Declension Edit
The definite article
number and gender m sg f sg pl
nominative o i e
oblique e

References Edit

  • Yūsuke Sumi (2018), “o”, in ニューエクスプレス　ロマ（ジプシー）語 [New Express Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, pages 21, 141

Romanian Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

Letter Edit

o (lower case, upper case O)

  1. The eighteenth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called o and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes Edit

See O.

See also Edit

Etymology 2 Edit

From Latin ūna, feminine of ūnus, via an earlier form *uă, with irregular dropping of the -n- due to high frequency of usage; however, compare the Aromanian equivalent unã, which preserved it.

Article Edit

o

  1. feminine singular nominative/accusative of un: a/an (indefinite article)
    O femeie frumoasă ― A beautiful woman
Related terms Edit
See also Edit
indefinite article forms singular plural
m, n f
nom/acc un o niște
gen/dat unui unei unor

Etymology 3 Edit

Interjection Edit

o

  1. oh

Etymology 4 Edit

From an earlier (possibly Proto-Romanian) root *eaua, from Latin illam, accusative feminine singular of ille.

Pronoun Edit

o f (unstressed accusative form of ea)

  1. (direct object) her
    O cunoști? ― Do you know her?
    O cunoști pe Iulia? ― Do you know Iulia?
    Am văzut-o ieri la școală. ― I saw her yesterday at school.
Related terms Edit
  • îl (masculine equivalent)
  • le (plural)

Etymology 5 Edit

Verb Edit

(el/ea) o (modal auxiliary, third-person singular form of vrea, used with infinitives to form presumptive tenses)

  1. (he/she) might

Etymology 6 Edit

From avea.

Verb Edit

o (modal auxiliary, ? form of avea, used with ? to form ? tenses)

  1. (informal) Used to form a variant of the future tense together with the verb in the subjunctive mood.
    Synonym: vrea (as an auxiliary verb)
    O să vedem. ― We will see.
    El o să facă fasole. ― He will make beans.
Usage notes Edit
  • In the third person plural, or is sometimes used instead of o.

Samoan Edit

Preposition Edit

o

  1. of

Sardinian Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

From Italian o (“or”), from Latin aut (“or”), from Proto-Italic *auti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewti (“on the other hand”), derived from *h₂ew (“away from, off”). Doublet of a.

Conjunction Edit

o

  1. or

Etymology 2 Edit

From Latin o (vocative particle).

Interjection Edit

o

  1. (Logudorese, Campidanese) a vocative particle; o, hey
    O Frantziscu! ― Hey, Francis!

Determiner Edit

o

  1. (Logudorese, Campidanese) used before epithets, describing the person being addressed, for emphasis; you
    Morta ti ses, o tessidora bella ― You died, you beautiful weaver

References Edit

  • Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964), “o1”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg
  • Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964), “o2”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg

Scots Edit

Etymology Edit

From Middle English of, from Old English af, æf (“from, off, away”), from Proto-Germanic *ab (“away (from)”). Compare English of.

Preposition Edit

o

  1. of

Scottish Gaelic Edit

Etymology Edit

From Middle Irish ó, from Old Irish ó. Cognates include Irish ó.

Pronunciation Edit

Preposition Edit

o (+ dative, triggers lenition, combined with the singular definite article on)

  1. from
    Synonyms: à, bho
  2. since
    Synonym: bho

Inflection Edit

Personal inflection of o
Number Person Simple Emphatic
Singular 1st uam uamsa
2nd uat uatsa
3rd m uaithe uaithesan
3rd f uaipe uaipese
Plural 1st uainn uainne
2nd uaibh uaibhse
3rd uapa uapasan

Serbo-Croatian Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Letter Edit

o (lower case, upper case O, Cyrillic spelling о)

  1. The 21st letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet (gajica), preceded by nj and followed by p.

Etymology 2 Edit

From Proto-Slavic *o(b), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ebʰi. See o-, ob-.

Pronunciation Edit

Preposition Edit

o (Cyrillic spelling о)

  1. (+ accusative) on, against
    ob(j)esiti nešto o kuku ― to hang something on a hook
    udariti glavom o zid ― to hit one's head against the wall
    ogr(ij)ešiti se o zakon ― to violate a law (literally, “to make transgression against the law”)
  2. (+ locative) about, concerning, of, on
    brinuti se o nekome ― to take care of somebody
    v(ij)est o katastrofi ― news about the catastrophe
    R(ij)eč je o…, radi se o… ― It's about…, this refers to…
    Napisao sam esej o ranom srednjem vijeku. ― I wrote an essay on the Early Middle Ages.
Synonyms Edit
  • (Croatia) ob

Sicilian Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

From Latin ō (the name of the letter O).

Pronunciation Edit

Noun Edit

o f

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter O/o.

Etymology 2 Edit

From Latin aut.

Pronunciation Edit

Conjunction Edit

o

  1. or
    O ti manci ssa minestra o ti jetti dâ finestra.
    Either you eat soup or you throw yourself out the window.
Derived terms Edit

Etymology 3 Edit

Eye dialectal form of ô (“(masculine singular) at/to the”).

Pronunciation Edit

Preposition Edit

o

  1. (eye dialect) Alternative form of ô

Etymology 4 Edit

Eye dialectal form of 'ô (“(masculine singular) of the”), from the lenition of rhoticized (and dialectal) rô, from dô, from an earlier and standard dû.

Pronunciation Edit

Preposition Edit

o

  1. (eye dialect) Alternative form of dû
    A fera o luni.
    The Monday market.
    (literally, “The market of the Monday.”)
    A strata o Càrminu.
    The street [of the church] of the Carmine.

Etymology 5 Edit

From the vowel reduction of vô, dialectal form of vâ, which is the contracted form of the Univerbation of va' (“to go”, second-person singular imperative) +‎ a (“to, forward”, preposition).

Alternative forms Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Verb Edit

o

  1. (eye dialect) Alternative form of vâ (second-person singular, contracted double imperative)
    o caca!
    Go fuck yourself! (lit. go to shit)!
    O vidi chiḍḍu ca hâ fari!
    Go see what you have to do!.
Usage notes Edit
  • The double indicative and the double imperative are Sicilian moods built with the first conjugated element using exclusively the present tense of the verbs jiri (to go) or vèniri (to come) connected with the preposition a (to) to a second conjugated action wich follows the tense, the number and the person of the first verbal element.
  • In the case of jiri, which is irregularly composed also of the theme derived from Latin vādō, can be contracted with the preposition a depending on the dialect.

Etymology 6 Edit

From Latin ō, eventually conflated with/from Ancient Greek ὦ (ô).

Alternative forms Edit

  • oh (for the interjection meaning "oh")

Pronunciation Edit

Interjection Edit

o

  1. (usually oh) expresses surprise, joy, or pain: oh!; ah!
  2. (usually oh) Very commonly used before a noun in the vocative or nominative case when addressing someone: O...
    O ma', veni cca!?
    O mum, would you come here!?

Silesian Edit

Etymology Edit

The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Silesian language article on Wikipedia for more, and o for development of the glyph itself.

Letter Edit

o (lower case, upper case O)

  1. The nineteenth letter of the Silesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also Edit

Skolt Sami Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Letter Edit

o (upper case O)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also Edit

Slovak Edit

Etymology Edit

From Proto-Slavic *o(b), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ebʰi.

Pronunciation Edit

Preposition Edit

Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

  1. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. about, concerning
    Synonyms: ohľadom, ohľadne
  2. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. at (indicates time)
  3. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. against, over, on (indicates the point of contact with another object)
    Synonyms: na, k, ku
  4. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. by, often translated with a noun accompanied by an indefinite article or a numeral (indicates measure or degree)
  5. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. in, later (indicates the end of a period of time)
    Synonym: po

Further reading Edit

  • o in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Slovene Edit

Etymology Edit

From Proto-Slavic *o(b), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ebʰi.

Pronunciation Edit

Preposition Edit

o

  1. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. about, concerning

Somba-Siawari Edit

Noun Edit

o

  1. water
  2. liquid
  3. river

References Edit

Spanish Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

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Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

Etymology 1 Edit

Letter Edit

o (lower case, upper case O)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Spanish alphabet, called o and written in the Latin script.

Noun Edit

o f (plural oes)

  1. Name of the letter O
Derived terms Edit

See also Edit

Etymology 2 Edit

From Latin aut.

Alternative forms Edit

  • u (used before words beginning with an ‘o’ sound)
  • ò (archaic)
  • ó (used near numbers to avoid confusion with a zero: 2 ó 3)

Conjunction Edit

o

  1. or
    ¿Quieres un café o algo más?
    Do you want a coffee or something else?
Derived terms Edit

Conjunction Edit

o … o

  1. either … or
    Antonym: ni … ni

Further reading Edit

Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

Sranan Tongo Edit

Etymology Edit

Reduced form of go (“to go”).

Particle Edit

o

  1. Verbal marker for the future tense.

Usage notes Edit

For purely factual statements, sa is more common. This marker is mostly used for promises, or when the anticipation carries an emotive charge, such as hope or fear. For example, “I’ll see you” is not a purely factual statement; it implies, “I hope to see you (again, some time in the future)”. In Sranan Tongo, this is then expressed as “mi o si yu”.

See also Edit

Swedish Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Letter name
Phoneme
  • IPA(key): /uː/, /ʊ/, /oː/, /ɔ/

Letter Edit

Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

  1. The fifteenth letter of the Swedish alphabet, called o and written in the Latin script.

Interjection Edit

o

  1. O (particle)
    Så låt nu, o konung, härom utfärda ett förbud och sätta upp en skrivelse
    Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing (Daniel 6:8)

Noun Edit

Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

  1. the letter o
  2. the Greek letter omega, being the last letter of the Greek alphabet
    Jag är A och O, den förste och den siste, begynnelsen och änden.
    I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. (Revelations 22:13)

Alternative forms Edit

Conjunction Edit

o

  1. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.
    Synonyms: &, å
    Snyggt o prydligt.
    Neat 'n' tidy.

Tagalog Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

From Spanish o. Each pronunciation has a different source:

  • Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English o.
  • Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by the Baybayin character ᜂ (o/u).
  • Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish o.

Pronunciation Edit

Letter Edit

o (lower case, upper case O, Baybayin spelling ᜂ)

  1. The seventeenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Filipino alphabet), called o and written in the Latin script.
  2. The thirteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Abakada alphabet), called o and written in the Latin script.
  3. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. The eighteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Abecedario), called o and written in the Latin script.
See also Edit

Noun Edit

o (Baybayin spelling ᜂ)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter O/o,Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. in the Filipino alphabet.
  2. The name of the Latin-script letter O/o,Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. in the Abakada alphabet.
  3. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. The name of the Latin-script letter O/o,Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. in the Abecedario.
Alternative forms Edit
  • ow – Filipino alphabet letter
See also Edit

Etymology 2 Edit

Borrowed from Spanish o (“or”).

Pronunciation Edit

Conjunction Edit

o (Baybayin spelling ᜂ)

  1. or
    Synonyms: o kaya, dili kaya
    Sasama ka ba o dito ka lang?
    Are you coming along or will you just be here?

Etymology 3 Edit

Alternative forms Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Particle Edit

o (Baybayin spelling ᜂ)

  1. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. sentence-ending particle used to express warning or to catch someone's attention. See also oy and ay.
    Nandiyan na naman siya o.
    He's at it again, see?
    Ganito kasi dapat 'yan o.
    You're supposed to do it like this, you see?

Interjection Edit

o (Baybayin spelling ᜂ)

  1. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. expression of surprise, wonder, amazement, or awe: oh!
    Hayop naman oh!
    Damn it!
  2. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. used to catch someone's attention about a new topic, question, or story: so; oh!
  3. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. used to refer to something given or offered to someone: here you are! here you go!
    Synonym: heto
    O, ang regalo ko sa'yo.
    Here, my gift for you.
See also Edit

Further reading Edit

Tok Pisin Edit

Etymology Edit

From English or.

Conjunction Edit

o

  1. or

Tokelauan Edit

Pronunciation Edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈo/
  • Hyphenation: o

Etymology 1 Edit

From Proto-Polynesian *o. Cognates include Hawaiian o and Samoan o.

Preposition Edit

o

  1. Marks inalienable possession; of
See also Edit

Etymology 2 Edit

From Proto-Polynesian *o. Cognates include Hawaiian ō and Samoan o.

Interjection Edit

o

  1. Answer to being called by name; yes

References Edit

  • R. Simona, editor (1986) Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.‎[5], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 33

Turkish Edit

Etymology Edit

From Ottoman Turkish او (o), from older اول (ol). Merger of Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (ol) and [script needed] (an, “she, he, that, it”), (Old Turkic 𐰆𐰞 (ol) and [script needed] (an), respectively); both from Proto-Turkic *ol. Cognate with Karakhanid اُلْ (“he, she, it; that”) and Chinese Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information..

Pronunciation Edit

Pronoun Edit

o

  1. he, she, it

Declension Edit

Inflection
Nominative o
Definite accusative onu
Singular Plural
Nominative o onlar
Definite accusative onu onları
Dative ona onlara
Locative onda onlarda
Ablative ondan onlardan
Genitive onun onların

See also Edit

Turkish personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person ben biz
2nd person familiar sen siz
polite siz sizler
3rd person o onlar

Pronoun Edit

o (demonstrative)

  1. that

See also Edit

Letter Edit

o (lower case, upper case O)

  1. The eighteenth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called o and written in the Latin script.

See also Edit

Noun Edit

o

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter O/o.Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

See also Edit

Turkmen Edit

Pronunciation Edit

  • (phoneme) IPA(key): /o/, /oː/

Pronoun Edit

o

  1. Alternative form of ol (“he, she, it”)

Letter Edit

o (upper case O)

  1. The eighteenth letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called o and written in the Latin script.

See also Edit

Vietnamese Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

From Proto-Vietic *ʔɔː.

Noun Edit

o (姑, 𪦭)

  1. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. paternal aunt, father's sister
Synonyms Edit
Related terms Edit

Classifier Edit

o

  1. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. indicates a young adult woman
    O du kích nhỏ giương cao súng.
    Thằng Mỹ lênh khênh bước cúi đầu.
    The small guerilla damsel holds her rifle high.
    The tall American dude totters, his head hanging low.

Etymology 2 Edit

Borrowed from Portuguese ó.

Noun Edit

o

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter O/o.Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.
Related terms Edit
Related terms

Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

Volapük Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Particle Edit

o

  1. vocative case particle
    O flens löfik!
    Dear friends

Welsh Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

Alternative forms Edit

  • (with grave accent to indicate otherwise unpredictable short vowel) ò
  • (with acute accent to indicate unusually stressed short vowel) ó
  • (with circumflex to indicate otherwise unpredictable or unusually stressed long vowel) ô
  • (with diaeresis to indicate disyllabicity) ö

Pronunciation Edit

Letter Edit

o (lower case, upper case O)

  1. The nineteenth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called o and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by n and followed by p.
Mutation Edit
  • o cannot be mutated but, being a vowel, does take h-prothesis, for example with the word oren (“orange”):

Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

Derived terms Edit
See also Edit

Noun Edit

o f (plural oau)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter O/o.Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.
Mutation Edit

Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

Etymology 2 Edit

Aphetic form of efô, reinforced form of ef

Pronunciation Edit

Pronoun Edit

o

  1. he, him
Usage notes Edit

O is used predominantly in the north of Wales, while e is used in the south, with fo and fe as variants of o and e respectively after a vowel. In formal Welsh, the equivalent pronoun is ef.

Etymology 3 Edit

From Proto-Brythonic *o, from Proto-Celtic *ɸo, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó.

Pronunciation Edit

Preposition Edit

o (causes soft mutation)

  1. from
    Aethon ni o Gaerdydd i Abertawe.
    We went from Cardiff to Swansea.
  2. of, out of (partitive)
    Roedd llawer o frain yn y coed.
    There were a lot of crows in the trees.
    Mae'r tri ohonyn nhw'n dweud celwydd.
    The three of them are lying.
  3. Connects an adjective modifying another adjective (equivalent to adverb + adjective in English)
    arbennig o bwysig ― especially important
    ofnadwy o garedig ― awfully kind
  4. Connects a multi-word numeral to a plural noun
    Mae pedwar deg saith o weithwyr gyda'r cwmni.
    The company has forty-seven employees.

Inflection Edit

Personal forms (literary)
Singular Plural
First person Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.
Second person Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.
Third person Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.
Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. 		Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.
Personal forms (colloquial)
Singular Plural
First person Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.
Second person Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.
Third person Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information./Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.
Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. 		Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

Etymology 4 Edit

Possibly a conjunctive use of Etymology 3. Compare Old Irish ó (“when”).

Alternative forms Edit

  • od (before a vowel)

Conjunction Edit

o (causes aspirate mutation)

  1. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. if
  2. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. whether
Synonyms Edit
Derived terms Edit

Yola Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

From Middle English oo, an Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information..

Alternative forms Edit

Adjective Edit

o

  1. one
    Synonym: oan

Etymology 2 Edit

From Middle English o.

Interjection Edit

o

  1. oh

Etymology 3 Edit

Preposition Edit

o

  1. Alternative form of af

References Edit

Yoruba Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Letter Edit

o (lower case, upper case O)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called ó and written in the Latin script.

Noun Edit

ó

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter O/o.Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

See also Edit

Etymology 2 Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Pronoun Edit

o

  1. you (Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.)

Etymology 3 Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Pronoun Edit

ó

  1. he/she/it (Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.)

Etymology 4 Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Pronoun Edit

o

  1. him, her, it (Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.)

Pronoun Edit

ó

  1. him, her, it (Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.)

See also Edit

Affirmative subject pronouns
singular plural or honorific
1st person mo a
2nd person o ẹ
3rd person ó wọ́n
Negative subject pronouns
singular plural or honorific
1st person mi / n a
2nd person o ẹ
3rd person [pronoun dropped] wọn
Object pronouns
singular plural or honorific
1st person mi wa
2nd person ọ / ẹ yín
3rd person [preceding vowel repeated for monosyllabic verbs] / ẹ̀ wọn
Note: except for yín, object pronouns have a high tone following a low or mid tone monosyllabic verb, and a mid tone following a high tone. For complex verbs, the tone does not change.
Emphatic pronouns
singular plural or honorific
1st person èmi àwa
2nd person ìwọ ẹ̀yin
3rd person òun àwọn

Etymology 5 Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Interjection Edit

o

  1. Used at the end of sentences to emphasize a statement.
    ẹ ṣeun o ― thank you!
Alternative forms Edit

Etymology 6 Edit

Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information..

Pronunciation Edit

Particle Edit

ò

  1. not (placed before a verb to negate it, frequently used after personal pronouns)

Etymology 7 Edit

Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

Pronunciation Edit

Verb Edit

ò

  1. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. Alternative form of wò (“to look at”)
    mò í ò ẹ ― I am looking at you!!

Zaghawa Edit

Noun Edit

o

  1. a living person

References Edit

Zazaki Edit

Pronoun Edit

o

  1. he

See also Edit

Zazaki personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person ez mı ma
2nd person familiar tı to şıma
polite şıma
3rd person o a ê

Pronoun Edit

o (demonstrative)

  1. that

Zhuang Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.

Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

Interjection Edit

Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

  1. Used to express compliance to a request; okay; sure
  2. Used to express realization or understanding; oh

Etymology 2 Edit

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.

Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

Adjective Edit

Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information.

  1. Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information. blue
    Synonym: lamz

Zou Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Particle Edit

o

  1. Vocative particle; O

References Edit

  • Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) Lua error: not enough memory. See Wiktionary:Lua memory errors for more information., Canchipur: Manipur University, page 59

Zulu Edit

Letter Edit

o (lower case, upper case O)

  1. The fifteenth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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