або

See also: Appendix:Variations of "abo"

Belarusian

Etymology

From Old Ruthenian або (abo), from Old East Slavic або (abo), from Proto-Slavic *abo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈbo]

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Conjunction

або́ • (abó)

1. or

   Synonyms: ці (ci), альбо́ (alʹbó)

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈabo]

Noun

а́бо • (ábo)

1. vocative singular of аба́ (abá)

Carpathian Rusyn

Etymology

From Old Ruthenian або (abo), from Old East Slavic або (abo), from Proto-Slavic *abo.

Conjunction

або́ • (abó)

1. or

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak abo, from Proto-Slavic *abo. Cognate with Carpathian Rusyn або (abo) and Slovak abo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈabɔ]
• Rhymes: -abɔ
• Hyphenation: або

Conjunction

або (abo)

1. or

   Synonyms: лєбо (ljebo), чи (či)

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “або”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old Ruthenian або (abo), from Old East Slavic або (abo), from Proto-Slavic *abo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈbɔ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Conjunction

або́ • (abó)

1. or

   Synonym: чи (čy)

Further reading

• Kotliarevsky, Ivan (1842) “або”, in Словарь Малороссійскихъ словъ, содержащихся въ Энеидѣ [Dictionary of Ukrainian words contained in the Eneida]‎^[1] (in Russian), Kharkiv: University Printing House, page 3
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “або”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka