ó

Czech

Letter

ó (lower case, upper case Ó)

1. the 24th letter of the Czech alphabet, after o and before p

Interjection

ó

1. oh

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔuː/
• Homophone: óð

Letter

ó (upper case Ó)

1. The eighteenth letter of the Faroese alphabet, called ó and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin script letters) bókstavur; Aa, Áá, Bb, Dd, Ðð, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Íí, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Óó, Pp, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Úú, Vv, Yy, Ýý, Ææ, Øø

Galician

Alternative forms

• ao

Etymology

From contraction of preposition a (“to, towards”) + masculine definite article o (“the”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ/

Contraction

ó m (feminine á, masculine plural ós, feminine plural ás)

1. Alternative spelling of ao

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

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• Rhymes: -oː

Etymology 1

From Proto-Uralic *oma (“old, previous”). Cognate with Finnish ammoin (“very long ago”), Estonian ammu (“once upon a time, long ago”), Northern Sami oames (“past, old”), and Erzya умок (umok, “a long time ago”). Compare agg (“aged”), avas (“rancid”), avul (“to become obsolete”), avítt (“antiquated”).

Adjective

ó (comparative óbb, superlative legóbb)

2. (archaic, except in compounds) old, ancient, antique

   Synonyms: antik, ódon, régi, ősi

   Antonyms: mai, új

   Coordinate terms: (as prefixes indicating historical periods) ős, közép, új

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

An onomatopoeia.

Interjection

ó

1. oh!

   Synonyms: óh, jaj, ja, juj, hű

   Ó, értem már! ― Oh, I understand now!

See also

Etymology 3

See óv.

Verb

ó

2. (archaic) Alternative form of óv (“to protect, to guard”).

Conjugation

Derived terms

Etymology 4

Letter

ó (lower case, upper case Ó)

1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called ó and written in the Latin script.
2. Abbreviation of óra (“hour, o’clock”).

   Coordinate terms: p, mp

Declension

See also

• (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.

References

Further reading

• (ancient, antique): ó in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• (interjection): ó in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• (to protect): ó in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• (sound, letter, and abbreviation): ó in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ouː/
• Rhymes: -ouː

Letter

ó (upper case Ó)

1. The nineteenth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) bókstafur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Рð, E e, É é, 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, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Þ þ, Æ æ, Ö ö

Interjection

ó!

1. oh!, ah!

   Ó ókei, gangi þér vel.

   Oh ok, good luck.

2. O, oh, the Icelandic vocative particle, used before a pronoun or the name of a person or persons to mark direct address

   Ó, góðu menn! Heyr mín orð.

   O good men! Heed my words.

   • Lofsöngur:

     Ó, guð vors lands.

     Oh, our country's God.

See also

• ó-
• -ó
• um og ó

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /oː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɔː/

Etymology 1

From ua, from Old Irish aue (“grandson, descendant”).

Alternative forms

• ua (archaic)

Noun

ó m (genitive ó, nominative plural óí, genitive singular in surnames uí, nominative plural in historical sept names uí)

1. (archaic) grandson, grandchild

   Synonym: garmhac

2. (archaic) descendant

Declension

Forms in surnames and sept names

Related terms

• ua
• Ó

Etymology 2

From Old Irish ó, úa, from Proto-Celtic *aw, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew (“away”).

Preposition

ó (plus dative, triggers lenition)

1. of, from (indicating origin)

   ó ghleann go gleann ― from glen to glen

2. since

   ó Mháirt ― since Tuesday

3. used in conjunction with the verb bí to indicate need/want

   Tá bainne uaim.

   I need milk.

Inflection

Derived terms

• See also Category:Irish phrasal verbs with particle (ó)

Conjunction

ó (triggers lenition)

1. since (temporal)

   ó chuala mé an scéala ― since I heard the news

2. after

   bliain ó rugadh é ― a year after he was born

3. from the time when

   ó bhaintear an féar go bhfuil sé tirim ― from the time the hay is cut until it is dry

4. once

   ó bhrisfear é ― once it is broken

5. since (causal), inasmuch as

   ó tá mé liom féin ― since I am alone

Derived terms

• ós (“since it is”)

Etymology 3

Basically onomatopoeic, but compare English O, Latin ō, Ancient Greek ὦ (ô), etc.

Interjection

ó

1. oh

Particle

ó

1. O (vocative particle)
   • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 194:

     Ní dubhairt an mháthair seóid ach : « Tá go maith, a inghean ó ».

     The mother said nothing at all but, “That is well, daughter.”

Usage notes

Generally used postpositively, i.e. after the noun referring to the person addressed. The particle a is used before the noun.

• a mhuirnín ó ― O darling

This particle is optional, but the vocative particle a is obligatory.

• a mhic / a mhic ó ― O son, my son!

Etymology 4

Letter

ó (upper case Ó)

1. The letter o with an acute accent, known as ó fada (literally “long o”).

Noun

ó

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) litir; A a (Á á), B b (Bh bh, bhF bhf, bP bp), C c (Ch ch), D d (Dh dh, dT dt), E e (É é), F f (Fh fh), G g (gC gc, Gh gh), H h, I i (Í í), L l, M m (mB mb, Mh mh), N n (nD nd, nG ng), O o (Ó ó), P p (Ph ph), R r, S s (Sh sh), T t (Th th, tS ts), U u (Ú ú), V v
• (diacritics) ◌́ ◌̇
• (dotted letters used chiefly in Gaelic type) Ḃ ḃ, Ċ ċ, Ḋ ḋ, Ḟ ḟ, Ġ ġ, Ṁ ṁ, Ṗ ṗ, Ṡ ẛ ṡ, Ṫ ṫ
• (Latin-script letter names) litir; á, bé, cé, dé, é, eif, gé, héis, í, jé, cá, eil, eim, ein, ó, pé, cú, ear, eas, té, ú, vé, wae, ex, yé, zae
• Note: The English names are also widely used by Irish speakers.

Etymology 5

Doublet of faoi.

Preposition

ó (plus dative, triggers lenition)

1. -wards: Only used in ó thuaidh and ó dheas

Mutation

References

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ó”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “ó” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “ó” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o/

Letter

ó (upper case Ó)

1. The letter ⟨o⟩ in a stressed final syllable when pronounced /o/.

Kashubian

Etymology

The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Kashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, and ó for development of the glyph itself.

Letter

ó (lower case, upper case Ó)

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, àã, B b, C c, D d, E e, É é, Ë ë, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, O o, Ò ò, Ó ó, Ô ô, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ù ù, W w, Y y, Z z, Ż ż

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɨ/, /ɛ/, (dated) /ʊ/

Letter

ó (upper case Ó)

1. The letter ⟨o⟩ with an acute accent, not considered a separate letter for collation purposes.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) pismik; A a, B b, C c, Č č, Ć ć, D d, E e, Ě ě, F f, G g, H h, Ch ch, I i, J j, K k, Ł ł, L l, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o (Ó ó), P p, R r, Ŕ ŕ, S s, Š š, Ś ś, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Z z, Ž ž, Ź ź
• (obsolete letters) B́ b́, Ė ė, Ḿ ḿ, Ṅ ṅ, Ṕ ṕ, Ṙ ṙ, ſ, ß, Ꞩ ẜ, Ẃ ẃ, Ẇ ẇ, Ż ż

Macanese

Alternative forms

• ô

Etymology

From Portuguese ou. Compare Spanish o.

Conjunction

ó

1. or

   Vôs tâ uví, ô tâ finzí surdo?

   Are you listening, or pretending to be deaf?

   Na alegria, Ó na tristéza

   In joy, Or in sadness

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm

Mandarin

Romanization

ó (o², Zhuyin ㄛˊ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 哦

Middle Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oː/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish áu, from Proto-Celtic *ausos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws; cognate with English ear and Latin auris.

Noun

ó n

1. (archaic, poetic, anatomy) ear
2. some part of a cloak
3. some part of a shield, possibly a spike or boss
4. some part of a chessboard, possibly rings or handles for lifting
5. some part of a pitcher or vessel for liquor, possibly a curved, earlike handle

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “3 ó”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Etymology 2

From Old Irish úa.

Preposition

ó (with dative, triggers lenition)

1. from, of
   • c. 1000, “The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig”, in Ernst Windisch, editor, Irische Texte, volume 1, published 1800, section 1:

     Tancas o Ailill ocus o Meidb do chungid in chon.

     People came from Ailill and from Medb to ask for the dog.

2. by

Descendants

• Irish: ó
• Scottish Gaelic: o, bho
• Manx: veih, voish

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 ó (preposition)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Mutation

Noon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o̘/

Letter

ó (upper case Ó)

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

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• hó
• úa, húa

Etymology 1

Contested.

• From Proto-Celtic *aw (“away”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew (“away, down”). Cognate with Latin au-, Sanskrit अव (ava, “down”), Old Church Slavonic оу- (u-).
• From Proto-Celtic *aɸu (“away”), from *apó/*h₂epó (“away”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó), Sanskrit अप (ápa, “away, off”), Latin ab (“from”), Old Church Slavonic по (po), Gothic 𐌰𐍆 (af).

Preposition

ó (with dative)

1. from, of

   ó thurcbáil co fuinud ― from sunrise to sunset

2. by (means of), with

For quotations using this term, see Citations:ó.

Inflection

Forms with a definite article:

• ón(d), (h)úan, (h)úand (“from the”) (dative singular)
• (h)ónaib), (h)úanaib (“from the”) (dative plural)

Forms with a possessive determiner:

• (h)úam (“from my”)
• (h)úat (“from your sg”)
• oa, (h)úa, (h)ó (“from his/her/its/their”)

Forms with a relative particle:

• oa·, (h)úa·, (h)ó· (“from whom/which”)

Descendants

• Middle Irish: ó
  • Irish: ó
  • Scottish Gaelic: o, bho
  • Manx: veih, voish

Conjunction

ó (triggers lenition, takes independent verbs)

1. since (with preterite)
2. after (with perfect)

For quotations using this term, see Citations:ó.

Etymology 2

Noun

ó n

1. Alternative form of áu (“ear”)

Mutation

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 ó (preposition)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 ó (conjunction)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Polish

Etymology

The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the history of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, and ó for development of the glyph itself.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u/

• Audio

  (file)

Letter

ó (upper case Ó, lower case)

1. The twenty-first letter of the Polish alphabet, called ó, o z kreską, u kreskowane, or u zamknięte and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, B b, C c, Ć ć, D d, E e, Ę ę, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o, Ó ó, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Ś ś, T t, U u (V v), W w (X x), Y y, Z z, Ź ź, Ż ż

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Letter

ó (lower case, upper case Ó)

2. the letter o with an acute accent
   • 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 294:

     […] o único professor presente quando entraram [na sala de aula] era Binns, [...] preparando-se para continuar sua monótona lengalenga sobre a guerra dos gigantes.

     the only present teacher when they entered was Binns, preparing to continue his monotonous explanation about the giants' war.

Etymology 2

Noun

ó m (plural ós)

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

   Synonyms: ô, oh

Etymology 3

Interjection

ó

1. o; hey (vocative particle)

   Ó Senhor, dai-me forças!

   O Lord, give me strength.

Alternative forms

• oh

Etymology 4

First syllable of olha or olhe.

Interjection

ó

2. (colloquial) look!

   Ó lá o bugio!

   Look the howler monkey over there!

See also

• tó

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o/
• Rhymes: -o

Conjunction

ó

1. Obsolete spelling of o

Usage notes

• In many texts dating back to the pre-reform period use ó in place of o for all uses. Through the 20th century, it continued to see regular use near numerals to avoid confusion with a zero: 2 ó 3. All such uses are now considered nonstandard.

Taos

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔɑ/

Verb

ó (basic stem form)

1. wash

Related terms

• kòʼóne

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kahu, compare Malay kau and Toba Batak ho.

Pronoun

ó

1. you

Upper Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊ/

Letter

ó (lower case, upper case Ó)

1. The twenty-third letter of the Upper Sorbian alphabet, called ó and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, Č č, Ć ć, D d, Dź dź, E e, Ě ě, F f, G g, H h, Ch ch, I i, J j, K k, Ł ł, L l, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, Ř ř, S s, Š š, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Z z, Ž ž

Vietnamese

Etymology

Likely ultimately onomatopoeic. Compare Proto-Vietic *ʔoːʔ (“bird”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key):
• (Huế) IPA^(key):
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key):

Noun

(classifier con) ó • (𪅴)

1. buzzard, hawk

See also

• cắt
• ưng
• đại bàng

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ˈɔ/

Letter

ó (upper case Ó)

1. The letter O, marked for its short pronunciation when in a stressed final syllable of a polysyllabic word.