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Letter

o (upper case O)

1. The fifteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o/

• IPA

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Symbol

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Close-mid back rounded vowel

Wikipedia

o

1. (IPA) close-mid back rounded vowel

Gallery

• Letter styles
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  Capital and lowercase versions of O, in normal and italic type

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  Uppercase and lowercase O in Fraktur

See also

• (Latin script):  Aa  Bb  Cc  Dd  Ee  Ff  Gg  Hh  Ii  Jj  Kk  Ll  Mm  Nn  Oo  Pp  Qq  Rr  Sſs  Tt  Uu  Vv  Ww  Xx  Yy  Zz
• (Variations of letter O):  Óó  Òò  Ŏŏ  Ôô  Ốố  Ồồ  Ỗỗ  Ổổ  Ǒǒ  Öö  Ȫȫ  Őő  Õõ  Ṍṍ  Ṏṏ  Ȭȭ  Ȯȯ  Ȱȱ  Øø  Ǿǿ  Ǫǫ  Ǭǭ  Ōō  Ṓṓ  Ō̂ō̂  Ṑṑ  Ỏỏ  Ȍȍ  Ȏȏ  Ơơ  Ớớ  Ờờ  Ỡỡ  Ởở  Ợợ  Ọọ  Ộộ  Ɵɵ  ⱺ  ᴏ  Ｏｏ  Ꜵꜵ  Œœ  Ꝏꝏ  Ꝍꝍ  Ȣȣ

Other representations of O:

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /əʊ/

• Audio (RP)

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• (US) IPA^(key): /oʊ/

• Audio (GA)

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• Homophones: oh, owe
• Rhymes: -əʊ

Letter

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

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) letter; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Number

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

o (plural oes)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter 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

• oh

Derived terms

• okay
• kayo
• multiple o's

Translations

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) letter; a, bee, cee, dee, e, ef, gee, aitch, i, jay, kay, el, em, en, o, pee, cue, ar, ess, tee, u, vee, double-u, ex, wye, zee / zed
• oh

Etymology 2

Interjection

o

1. (archaic, always capitalized in modern usage) The English vocative particle, used before a pronoun or the name of a person or persons to mark direct address.
   • 2007 (1640), The Bay Psalm Book, Cosimo Classics, p.37, 41 & 46:

     I lift my soule to thee o Lord

     mee, o Iehovah, heare

     In thee, o Lord, I put my trust

2. Alternative form of oh

Translations

Noun

o

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

Adjective

o

1. Over

Etymology 3

Alternative spelling of o'

Preposition

o

2. Alternative form of of

Further reading

• blood type on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology

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

Article

o m (definite singular)

1. the

   O río Ebro ― The Ebro River

Usage notes

• 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.

Etymology

From Latin aut.

Conjunction

o

1. or

Etymology

Cognate with Old Turkic [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ɔ/

Letter

o lower case (upper case O)

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) hərf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ə ə, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, X x, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, Q q, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z

Pronoun

o

1. he, she, it

Declension

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ/

Noun

o

1. tooth

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈo/

Noun

o f (plural os)

1. The Latin letter O (lowercase o).

Etymology 2

From Latin aut.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ/

Conjunction

o

1. or

Pronoun

o (personal)

1. he, she, it

Pronoun

o (demonstrative)

1. that

Synonyms

• (in the northern dialect) anav

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o/

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Preposition

o

1. about
2. for

Usage notes

The meaning about is followed by locative case, while the second meaning, for, is followed by accusative case.

Particle

o

1. (elevated or humorous) Vocative particle.
   • 1867, Sigurd MÜLLER, Digte, page 132

     O, du dødsens Sol / O, forbandede Sol, / Som har seet, hvad jeg saae!

     O sun of death / O accursed sun / Who has seen what I saw!

   • Henrik Pontoppidan, Det forjættede land: Med forord af Kristian Bang Foss, Gyldendal A/S (→ISBN)

     ... løftede i ekstase blikket mod stjernehimlen og bad: „O, min Fader i det høje, ... du ... du alene forstøder mig ikke!

     ... ecstatically lifted his gaze towards the starry sky and prayed: "O my Father in the high, ... you ... you alone will not repudiate me!

   • 1926, Tilskueren

     Min Elskede, o min Elskede. Sabine. Men Du maa bort.

     My beloved, o my beloved. Sabine. But you must leave.

   • 1854, Henrik Wergelands Samlede Skrifter, page 341

     Giulio: […] O forhadte Venedig, aldrig meer jeg dig vil se!

     Giulio: […] O loathsome Venice, I never want see you again!

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -oː
• IPA^(key): /oː/

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Interjection

o

1. oh

Letter

o (lower case, upper case O)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet.

See also

• Previous letter: n
• Next letter: p

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o/
• Hyphenation: o
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Letter

o (lower case, upper case O)

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, Ĉ ĉ, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ĝ ĝ, H h, Ĥ ĥ, I i, J j, Ĵ ĵ, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, Ŝ ŝ, T t, U u, Ŭ ŭ, V v, Z z

Noun

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

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

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) litero; a, bo, co, ĉo, do, e, fo, go, ĝo, ho, ĥo, i, jo, ĵo, ko, lo, mo, no, o, po, ro, so, ŝo, to, u, ŭo, vo, zo

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o

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoː/

Letter

o (lower case, upper case O)

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) täht; A a, B b (C c), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Š š, Z z, Ž ž, T t, U u, V v (W w), Õ õ, Ä ä, Ö ö, Ü ü (X x, Y y)

Conjunction

o

1. or

Etymology 1

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

Article

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

1. 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.

Etymology 2

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

Conjunction

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oː/
• Homophones: og, ov

Letter

o (upper case O)

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) bókstavur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Рð, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, Y y, Ý ý, Æ æ, Ø ø

Pronunciation

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Letter

o (lower case, upper case O)

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) kirjain; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s (Š š), T t, U u, V v (W w), X x, Y y, Z z (Ž ž), Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -o

Noun

o m (plural os)

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

Symbol

o

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

Derived terms

• (computing): ko, Mo, Go, To, Po, Eo, Zo, Yo
• (computing): o/s, ko/s, Mo/s, Go/s, To/s, Po/s, Eo/s, Zo/s, Yo/s

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Letter

o (lower case, upper case O)

1. A letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).

See also

• (Latin-script letters) karfeeje; ', A a, B b, Mb mb, Ɓ ɓ, C c, D d, Nd nd, Ɗ ɗ, E e, F f, G g, Ng ng, Ɠ ɠ, H h, I i, J j, Nj nj, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, Ñ ñ, Ɲ ɲ, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Ƴ ƴ

Etymology 2

Suffix

o (plural ɓe)

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

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).

Pronoun

o

1. he, she (third person singular subject pronoun; short form)

Usage notes

• 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

• mo

Related terms

• omo (second person singular subject pronoun; long form)
• himo (second person singular subject pronoun; long form; variant in Pular)
• kanko (emphatic form)

Derived terms

• makko (possessive pronoun)

Article

o

1. (definite) the (when it follows the noun)

   Debbo o ― the woman

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).

Determiner

o

1. (used in indicating someone)

   O debbo ― this/that woman

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o̝/

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Etymology 1

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

Article

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

1. (definite) the

Usage notes

The definite article o (in all its forms) 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.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronoun

o

1. accusative of el

Usage notes

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).

Interjection

o

1. O
   • 1843, Gallus Schwab, Gebetbuch für katholische Christen, Bamberg, p.45:

     Sei gegrüßet, o Du mein Jesu! Mit tieftster Demuth bete ich Dich an und verehre Dich!

Romanization

ō

1. Romanization of 𐍉

Etymology

Clipping of óga.

Noun

o

1. house

Conjunction

o

1. or, lest

Preposition

o

1. of, belonging to

Usage notes

• 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.

Pronunciation

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

Letter

o (upper case O)

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Conjunction

o

1. Apocopic form of od

Related terms

• e (“and”)
• a (“to”)

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɔ
• Hyphenation: ò
• Homophone: ho

Noun

o f (invariable)

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

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) lettera; a, bi, ci, di, e, effe, gi, acca, i, i lunga, kappa, elle, emme, enne, o, pi, cu, erre, esse, ti, u, vu, doppia vu, ics, ipsilon, zeta

Etymology 2

Verb

o

1. Misspelling of ho.

Etymology 3

From Latin aut.^[1]

Alternative forms

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o/
• Rhymes: -o
• Hyphenation: ó

Conjunction

o

1. or

References

Romanization

o

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

Etymology

From Latin aut.

Conjunction

o

1. or

Etymology 1

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

Letter

o

1. A letter of the Latin alphabet.

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /oː/
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /o/, [ɔ]

Noun

ō f (indeclinable)

1. The name of the letter O.

Coordinate terms

• (Latin-script letter names) littera; ā, bē, cē, dē, ē, ef, gē, hā, ī, kā, el, em, en, ō, pē, kū, er, es, tē, ū, ix / īx / ex, ȳ / ī graeca / ȳpsīlon, zēta

References

• 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, 1883–1887)
• o in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • monstrous: o facinus indignum! (Ter. Andr. 1. 1. 118)
    
  • to take the military oath: sacramentum (o) dicere (vid. sect. XI. 2, note sacramentum...)
    
• 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

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

Alternative forms

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /oː/
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /o/, [ɔ]

Interjection

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!

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o

Wikipedia ^lv

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): [uə̯], IPA^(key): [o], IPA^(key): [oː]

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Letter

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

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

• Letters of the Latvian alphabet:

  burti: Aa, Āā, Bb, Cc, Čč, Dd, Ee, Ēē, Ff, Gg, Ģģ, Hh, Ii, Īī, Jj, Kk, Ķķ, Ll, Ļļ, Mm, Nn, Ņņ, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Ūū, Vv, Zz, Žž

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [o]

Noun

o m (invariable)

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

See also

• Latvian letter names:

  a (A), garais ā (Ā), bē (B), cē (C), čē (Č), dē (D), e (E), garais ē (Ē), ef (F), gā (G), ģē (Ģ), hā (H), i (I), garais ī (Ī), jē (J), kā (K), ķē (Ķ), el (L), eļ (Ļ), em (M), en (N), eņ (Ņ), o (O), pē (P), er (R), es (S), eš (Š), tē (T), u (U), garais ū (Ū), vē (V), zē (Z), žē (Ž)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u/

Article

o m sg (plural i)

1. the

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *ō; compare 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

IPA^(key): /oː/

Conjunction

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.

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /o/

Letter

o (upper case O)

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) kēratēḑ; A a, Ā ā, Ä ä, Ǟ ǟ, B b, D d, Ḑ ḑ, E e, Ē ē, F f, G g, H h, I i, Ī ī, J j, K k, L l, Ļ ļ, M m, N n, Ņ ņ, O o, Ō ō, Ȯ ȯ, Ȱ ȱ, Õ õ, Ȭ ȭ, P p, R r, Ŗ ŗ, S s, Š š, T t, Ț ț, U u, Ū ū, V v, Z z, Ž ž

Letter

o

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Romanization

o

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

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Particle

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.

Usage notes

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

Article

o

1. Alternative form of oo

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Stem vowel: ȫ²
  • (originally) IPA^(key): /œːj/

Noun

ö

1. island

Letter

o

1. The twenty-second letter of the Navajo alphabet:

   o = /o˨/

   ǫ = /õ˨/

   ó = /o˥/

   ǫ́ = /õ˥/

   oo = /oː˨˨/

   ǫǫ = /õː˨˨/

   óo = /oː˥˨/

   ǫ́ǫ = /õː˥˨/

   oó = /oː˨˥/

   ǫǫ́ = /õː˨˥/

   óó = /oː˥˥/

   ǫ́ǫ́ = /õː˥˥/

Etymology

From Latin aut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oː/

Particle

o

1. or

Pronunciation

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

• Audio

  (file)

Letter

o

1. The 15th letter of the Norwegian alphabet.

Particle

o

1. future tense marker: will; going to.

Usage notes

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

References

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

See also

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (article): IPA^(key): /o/

Article

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

• 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

• Galician: o
• Portuguese: o

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ/

• Audio

  (file)

Preposition

o

1. (+ locative) about (concerning)

   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. (+ locative) at (telling the time)

   Spotkajmy się o piątej po południu.

   Let's meet at five PM.

3. (+ locative, used in descriptions) with

   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. (+ accusative) on, against

   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. (+ accusative) for

   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. (+ accusative) by (a difference)

   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.

Further reading

• o in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Pronunciation

• (letter): IPA^(key): /ˈɔ/, /ˈo/
• (article, pronoun): IPA^(key): /u/, /ʊ/

Etymology 1

Letter

o (lower case, upper case O)

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à,  â, àã), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, Ê ê), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Õ õ), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Etymology 2

From Old 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

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

2. the (masculine singular definite article)
   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 75:

     Não o perdoou por abandonar o serviço em vez de seguir você.

     She didn't forgive him for abandoning his service instead of following you.

   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 135:

     Não vi o tempo passar.

     I didn't notice the time passing.

   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 361:

     [...] disse o professor com um sorrisinho [...]

     [...] the teacher said with a little smile [...]

Usage notes

Usage of the definite article in Portuguese has some differences from that of English, such as:

• it can be used with abstract mass nouns:

  O amor é melhor que a guerra.

  Love is better than war.

• it can be optionally used with adjectival possessive pronouns, and mandatorily with substantival possessive pronouns:

  (O) meu livro é melhor que o seu.

  My book is better than yours.

• it can be used with personal names:

  O João foi até a cidade.

  João went to the city.

• it can be used without a possessive pronoun when referring to a relative:

  O pai está viajando.

  (My) dad is travelling.

  Ele não gosta da tia.

  He doesn’t like his aunt.

• more often than in English, it used with a singular to indicate a generic example of, or the noun in general:

  O carvalho é uma árvore grande.

  The oak is a big tree.

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:o.

See also

Pronoun

o m (personal)

2. him, it (as a direct object; as an indirect object, see lhe; after prepositions, see ele).
   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 75:

     Não o perdoou por abandonar o serviço em vez de seguir você.

     She didn't forgive him for abandoning his service instead of following you.

   • 2007, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows] (Harry Potter; 7), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 287:

     Por que, então, ela o conduzira àquele lugar?

     Why, then, did she lead him to that place?

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:o.

Usage notes

• 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: Lua error: not enough memory

  After Lua error: not enough memory: Lua error: not enough memory

• Becomes Lua error: not enough memory after a nasal sound:

  Lua error: not enough memory

  Lua error: not enough memory

• In the colloquial speech of some parts of Brazil, it is being abandoned in favor of the nominative form Lua error: not enough memory.

  Lua error: not enough memory

See also

Lua error: not enough memory

Lua error: not enough memory

Pronunciation

• Lua error: not enough memory

Etymology 1

From Lua error: not enough memory.

Particle

Lua error: not enough memory

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.

Usage notes

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 Lua error: not enough memory.

Etymology 2

From Lua error: not enough memory.

Conjunction

Lua error: not enough memory

1. or

Usage notes

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

Article

Lua error: not enough memory

1. the

   Lua error: not enough memory

   Lua error: not enough memory

   Lua error: not enough memory

   Lua error: not enough memory

Usage notes

• The definite article is used with proper nouns (given names and place names) as well.

References

• Yūsuke Sumi (2018), Lua error: not enough memory”, in Lua error: not enough memory [Lua error: not enough memory] (in Lua error: not enough memory), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBNLua error: not enough memory, pages 21, 141

Pronunciation

• Lua error: not enough memory

Etymology 1

Letter

Lua error: not enough memory

1. The eighteenth letter of the Romanian alphabet representing the phoneme /o/. Preceded by n and followed by p.

Usage notes

See Lua error: not enough memory.

Etymology 2

From Lua error: not enough memory, feminine of Lua error: not enough memory.

Article

Lua error: not enough memory

1. Lua error: not enough memory: a/an Lua error: not enough memory
2. Lua error: not enough memory: a/an Lua error: not enough memory

   Lua error: not enough memory

Related terms

• Lua error: not enough memory
• Lua error: not enough memory

See also

Etymology 3

Interjection

Lua error: not enough memory

1. oh!

Etymology 4

From a root Lua error: not enough memory, from Lua error: not enough memory, accusative feminine singular of Lua error: not enough memory.

Pronoun

Lua error: not enough memory

1. Lua error: not enough memory her

   Lua error: not enough memory

   Lua error: not enough memory

Related terms

• Lua error: not enough memory Lua error: not enough memory
• Lua error: not enough memory Lua error: not enough memory

Etymology 5

Verb

Lua error: not enough memory

1. (he/she) might

Preposition

Lua error: not enough memory

1. of

Preposition

Lua error: not enough memory

1. of

Alternative forms

• Lua error: not enough memory

Preposition

Lua error: not enough memory

1. from

Derived terms

• The following prepositional pronouns:

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Lua error: not enough memory Lua error: not enough memory

Letter

Lua error: not enough memory

1. The 21st letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet (gajica), preceded by Lua error: not enough memory and followed by Lua error: not enough memory.

Alternative forms

• Lua error: not enough memory Lua error: not enough memory

Etymology 2

From Lua error: not enough memory, from Lua error: not enough memory Lua error: not enough memory. See Lua error: not enough memory, Lua error: not enough memory.

Pronunciation

• Lua error: not enough memory

Preposition

Lua error: not enough memory

1. Lua error: not enough memory on, against

   Lua error: not enough memory

   Lua error: not enough memory

   Lua error: not enough memory

2. Lua error: not enough memory about, concerning, of, on

   Lua error: not enough memory

   Lua error: not enough memory

   Lua error: not enough memory

   Lua error: not enough memory

Synonyms

• Lua error: not enough memory Lua error: not enough memory

Pronunciation

• Lua error: not enough memory Lua error: not enough memory

Letter

Lua error: not enough memory

1. The Lua error: not enough memory letter of the Lua error: not enough memory alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• Lua error: not enough memory

Etymology

From Lua error: not enough memory, from Lua error: not enough memory.

Pronunciation

• Lua error: not enough memory

Preposition

Lua error: not enough memory

1. Lua error: not enough memory about, concerning

Noun

Lua error: not enough memory

1. water
2. liquid
3. river

References

• Kaija Olkkonen, Soini Olkkonen, Somba-Siawari (Burum Mindik)—English dictionary (2007)

Pronunciation

• Lua error: not enough memory Lua error: not enough memory
• Lua error: not enough memory Lua error: not enough memory

  • Audio (Spain)

    (file)

    Lua error: not enough memory

Etymology 1

Letter

Lua error: not enough memory

1. The Lua error: not enough memory letter of the Lua error: not enough memory alphabet, called [[o#Lua error: not enough memory|o]] and written in the Latin script.

Noun

Lua error: not enough memory

1. Name of the letter Lua error: not enough memory.

Derived terms

Lua error: not enough memory

See also

• Lua error: not enough memory

Etymology 2

From Lua error: not enough memory.

Alternative forms

• Lua error: not enough memory Lua error: not enough memory
• Lua error: not enough memory (used near numbers to avoid confusion with a zero: 2 ó 3)
• Lua error: not enough memory (used before words beginning with an ‘o’ sound: u otros, u hombre)

Conjunction

Lua error: not enough memory

1. or

   Lua error: not enough memory

Lua error: not enough memory

1. either … or

Antonyms

• Lua error: not enough memory … Lua error: not enough memory

Further reading

• “o” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Etymology

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

Lua error: not enough memory

Particle

Lua error: not enough memory

1. Lua error: not enough memory

See also

• Lua error: not enough memory

Pronunciation

Letter name

• Lua error: not enough memory

Phoneme

• Lua error: not enough memory

Letter

Lua error: not enough memory

1. The Lua error: not enough memory letter of the Lua error: not enough memory alphabet, called [[o#Lua error: not enough memory|o]] and written in the Latin script.

Interjection

Lua error: not enough memory

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

Lua error: not enough memoryLua error: not enough memory

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)

Declension

Lua error: not enough memory

Alternative forms

• Lua error: not enough memory

Conjunction

Lua error: not enough memory

1. Lua error: not enough memory

Etymology

Borrowed from Lua error: not enough memory.

Pronunciation

• Lua error: not enough memory

Conjunction

Lua error: not enough memory

1. or

   Lua error: not enough memory

Etymology

From Lua error: not enough memory.

Conjunction

Lua error: not enough memory

1. or

Etymology

Merger of Lua error: not enough memory and Lua error: not enough memory, from Lua error: not enough memory and Lua error: not enough memory, respectively; both from Lua error: not enough memory.

Pronunciation

• Lua error: not enough memory

Pronoun

Lua error: not enough memory

1. he, she, it

See also

Pronoun

Lua error: not enough memory

1. that

See also

• Lua error: not enough memory
• Lua error: not enough memory
• Lua error: not enough memory
• Lua error: not enough memory
• Lua error: not enough memory
• Lua error: not enough memory

Letter

Lua error: not enough memory

1. The Lua error: not enough memory letter of the Lua error: not enough memory alphabet, called [[o#Lua error: not enough memory|o]] and written in the Latin script.

See also

• Lua error: not enough memory

Noun

Lua error: not enough memory

1. The name of the Latin-script letter [[O#Lua error: not enough memory|O]].Lua error: not enough memory

See also

• Lua error: not enough memory

Pronunciation

• Lua error: not enough memory Lua error: not enough memory

Letter

Lua error: not enough memory

1. The Lua error: not enough memory letter of the Lua error: not enough memory alphabet, called [[o#Lua error: not enough memory|o]] and written in the Latin script.

See also

• Lua error: not enough memory

Pronunciation

Lua error: not enough memoryLua error: not enough memory

Etymology 1

From Lua error: not enough memory

Noun

Lua error: not enough memory

1. Lua error: not enough memory paternal aunt, father's sister

Synonyms

• Lua error: not enough memory

Related terms

• Lua error: not enough memory, Lua error: not enough memory

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Lua error: not enough memory.

Noun

Lua error: not enough memory

1. The name of the Latin-script letter [[O#Lua error: not enough memory|O]].Lua error: not enough memory

Related terms

• Lua error: not enough memory; Lua error: not enough memory

Lua error: not enough memory Lua error: not enough memory

Pronunciation

• Lua error: not enough memory

Particle

Lua error: not enough memory

1. Lua error: not enough memory

   Lua error: not enough memory

Pronunciation

• Lua error: not enough memory

Etymology 1

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

Lua error: not enough memory

Pronoun

Lua error: not enough memory

1. he, him

Usage notes

O is used predominantly in the north of Wales, while Lua error: not enough memory is used in the south, with Lua error: not enough memory and Lua error: not enough memory as variants of Lua error: not enough memory and Lua error: not enough memory respectively. In formal Welsh, the equivalent pronoun is Lua error: not enough memory.

Etymology 2

From Lua error: not enough memory, from Lua error: not enough memory, from Lua error: not enough memory.

Preposition

Lua error: not enough memory

1. of
2. from

Inflection

Pronoun

Lua error: not enough memory

1. he

See also

Pronoun

Lua error: not enough memory

1. that

Letter

Lua error: not enough memory

1. The Lua error: not enough memory letter of the Lua error: not enough memory alphabet, written in the Latin script.