οδο

See also: οδό

Bactrian

Alternative forms

• οδ- (od-), οτ- (ot-)

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *(H)utá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *(H)utá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *(H)u, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew (“away from, off, again”). Compare Old Persian 𐎢𐎫𐎠 (u-t-a, “and”). Cognate of Sanskrit उत (uta, “and, also”).

Pronunciation

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): [ud]

Conjunction

οδο (odo /ud/)

1. and
   • 342 CE, Dated Document A (Corpus of Bactrian Texts), lines 8–9:

     ...πιδοοασατο χοακαμο χοασινδο βαγοφαρνο ζαμω(*ρομοζ)δο πορο οδο βαβο οδο πιδοκο βαγοφαρνο πορανανο...

     ...pidooasato xoakamo xoasindo bagofarno zamō(*romoz)do poro odo babo odo pidoko bagofarno poranano...

     ...then Bag-farn, son of Zamo(*rmuz)d, and Bab and Piduk, sons of Bag-farn, made this declaration freely and willingly...

Usage notes

• οδο (odo) begins sentences, coordinates noun phrases, and, rarely, links clauses.
• οδο (odo) can be joined as a proclitic to other words (often written as οδ- (od-)). Before δ and τ οδο (odo) becomes οτ- (ot-).

Derived terms

• οτο (oto)