йо

Mariupol Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjo]
• Hyphenation: йо

Noun

йо • (jo)

1. oblique singular of йос (jos)

References

• G. A. Animica, M. P. Galikbarova (2013) Румеку глоса‎^[1], Donetsk, page 71

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɔ]

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

йо • (jo)

1. used to express surprise; really?!, seriously?!

   Synonyms: невже́ (nevžé), серйо́зно (serjózno)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hungarian jó.

Interjection

йо • (jo)

1. (Zakarpattia) used to express affirmation; alright, okay, I agree

   Synonyms: гара́зд (harázd), до́бре (dóbre)

2. (Zakarpattia) used as an informal greeting

References

• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “йо”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN