но

See also: но-, -но, and Appendix:Variations of "no"

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nъ.

Pronunciation

(stressed) IPA^(key): [nɔ]
(unstressed) IPA^(key): [no]

Conjunction

но • (no)

used to introduce a word or phrase that adds something to a previous statement and contrasts with it in some way: but
Смята да посети Бостън и Чикаго, но не Ню Йорк.
Smjata da poseti Bostǎn i Čikago, no ne Nju Jork.
He plans to visit Boston and Chicago, but not New York.

Аз не я познавам, но съпругът ми я познава.
Az ne ja poznavam, no sǎprugǎt mi ja poznava.
I don't know her, but my husband does.

Съжалявам, но няма да мога да ти помогна.
Sǎžaljavam, no njama da moga da ti pomogna.
I'm sorry, but I won't be able to help you.
but (however, although)
На края на деня бяхме уморени, но щастливи.
Na kraja na denja bjahme umoreni, no štastlivi.
By the end of the day we were tired but happy.

Падна, но не се нарани.
Padna, no ne se narani.
He fell but he wasn't hurt.

Казах му да остане, но той отказа.
Kazah mu da ostane, no toj otkaza.
I told him to stay, but he refused to.
used at the beginning of a sentence that expresses surprise, annoyance, shock, disagreement, etc.: but
Но това е невъзможно!
No tova e nevǎzmožno!
But that's not possible!

Но ти обеща, че ще ми помогнеш.
No ti obešta, če šte mi pomogneš.
But you promised that you would help me.

Synonyms

а (a), ала (ala), ама (ama), обаче (obače)

Kamassian

Etymology 1

Compare Finnish no and Russian ну (nu).

Interjection

но (no)

well

Etymology 2

Noun

но (no)

Tatar person

Declension

Declension of но
	singular	plural
nominative	но (no)	нойәʼ (nojəʔ)	нозаӈ (nozaŋ)
genitive	нон (non)	нойән (nojən)	нозан (nozan)
accusative	ном (nom)	нойәм (nojəm)	нозаӈәм (nozaŋəm)
allative	нонә (nonə)	нойәнә (nojənə)	нозаӈдә (nozaŋdə)
locative	ногән (nogən)	нойәгән (nojəgən)	нозаӈгән (nozaŋgən)
ablative	ногәʼ (nogəʔ)	нойәгәʼ (nojəgəʔ)	нозаӈгәʼ (nozaŋgəʔ)
instrumental	нозьәʼ (noźəʔ)	нойәзьәʼ (nojəźəʔ)	нозаӈзьәʼ (nozaŋźəʔ)

Possessive forms of но
	First	Second	Third
singular	ном (nom)	нол (nol)	нот (not)
dual	нобәй (nobəj)	ноләй (noləj)	нодәй (nodəj)
plural	нобаʼ (nobaʔ)	нолаʼ (nolaʔ)	нодаʼ (nodaʔ)

References

Donner, Kai R. (1944) “no”, in Kamassisches Wörterbuch nebst Sprachproben und Hauptzügen der Grammatik‎^[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nъ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [nɔ]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ɔ

Conjunction

но • (no)

but

Usage notes

This word sounds somewhat bookish and is often replaced with "ама".

Northern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *nē-. Cognate to Khakas ноға (noğa), ноо (noo), Shor ноо (noo), etc.

Pronoun

но • (no)

what

References

N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “но”, in Severnyje dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo Jazyka- Dialekt kumandincev(Kumandin Kiži) [Northern Dialect of Altai -Kumandin Dialect(Kumandin kiži)], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak no. Compare Czech and Polish no for the interjection, and Russian но (no) and Serbo-Croatian но / no for the conjunction sense.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈnɔ]
Rhymes: -ɔ
Hyphenation: но

Interjection

но (no)

well (exclamation of light surprise, sarcastic or otherwise)
но, палє ти ше його! ― no, palje ti še joho! ― well, would you look at that!
well, come on (used as a question to demand an answer from someone reluctant to answer)
Synonyms: гайде (hajde), дай (daj)

но, цо ши сцел? ― no, co ši scel? ― well, what did you want?

Particle

но (no)

(sometimes with та (ta) or гат (hat)) so, well, I mean (used in speech to fill gaps, particularly at the beginning of a response to a question; filled pause)
но пойдзем я кед ти нє сцеш ― no pojdzem ja ked ti nje sceš ― well, I'll go if you don't want to

но та цо же?! ― no ta co že?! ― so what then?!

но гат, добре, най будзе так ― no hat, dobre, naj budze tak ― well, alright, let it be so
(with же (že)) such (for emphasis)
купел авто же но ― kupel avto že no ― such a car he bought

Conjunction

но (no)

but (contrastive conjunction)
Synonym: (much more common) алє (alje)

задаток нє бул лєгки, но я го ришел ― zadatok nje bul ljehki, no ja ho rišel ― the task was not easy, but I solved it

References

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

Russian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [no]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -o

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nъ, from Proto-Indo-European *nu. Cognate with English now and Latin num ("now") and nunc (< *num + ce, "now").

Conjunction

но • (no)

but, yet

Usage notes

но is used when describing something that is very different from another thing, whereas а (a) is for two things that are different, but not sharply contrasting.

Descendants

→ Ingrian: no
→ Votic: no

Noun

но • (no) n inan (indeclinable)

but
Есть ма́ленькое «но́» ― Jestʹ málenʹkoje «nó» ― There is a slight objection.

Никаки́х «но́»! ― Nikakíx «nó»! ― No buts!

Etymology 2

Russian Wikipedia has an article on:

но

Wikipedia ^ru

Borrowed from Japanese 能 (のう, Nō).

Noun

но • (no) m inan (indeclinable)

Noh

Etymology 3

Interjection

но • (no)

same as но́-о-о (nó-o-o)
Antonym: тпру (tpru)

Anagrams

он (on)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *no, *nu (Russian но (no), ну (nu)), from Proto-Balto-Slavic (Lithuanian nu), from Proto-Indo-European *nū (“now”) (Latin nun-c, Ancient Greek νῦν (nûn)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /no/

Conjunction

но (Latin spelling no)

(after a comparative, obsolete, expressively) than (=не̏го, о̏д)
бољи но он ― better than him

→ (= modern) бољи него он/бољи од њега ― better than him

Изгледаш боље но икад. ― You' re looking better than ever.

Прорачунски мањак Грчке у био је значајно већи но што је влада проц(иј)енила. ― Greece's budget deficit was significantly bigger than the government had estimated.
(denoting exclusion) but, however
Погрешно, но био си доста близу. ― Wrong, but you were pretty close.

Но ос(ј)ећам само срећу. ― But I can' t feel anything but happy.

Текст није савршен, но није ли могао бити бољи? ― The text is not perfect, but could it have been better?

Etymology 2

From Japanese.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nôː/

Noun

но̑ m (Latin spelling nȏ)

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Etymology 3

From the conjunction но.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /no/

Particle

но (Latin spelling no)

(in a dialog, when responding to the interlocutor) damn right!, you bet! very much so!

References

“но”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
“но”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
“но”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025