ő

• (early obsolete) o̗, (mid-obsolete, between the 16th–18th centuries) oͤ, (late obsolete, till the early 19th century) ö́ ^[1]

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• Rhymes: -øː

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *sᴕ̈ (“he, she, it”). Cognates include Southern Mansi tü, tüw-, Northern Mansi тав (tav, “he, she”), Finnish hän.^[2]

ő

1. (personal) he, she (third-person singular, nominative form; usually omitted as redundant due to the verb suffix, except for emphasis or contrast)

   Ő hagyta itt. ― S/he left it here .

2. Optional (redundant) element used for emphasis in third-person possessive constructions, whether singular or plural, if the possessor is otherwise not explicit; normally preceded by the article az (“the”):
   1. construed with -a/-e/-ja/-je/-i/-ai/-ei/-jai/-jei (“his/her”): his or her

      az ő asztala (usually az asztala, rarely asztala) ― his/her table/desk

      az ő széke (usually a széke, rarely széke) ― his/her chair

   2. construed with -uk/-ük/-juk/-jük/-ik/-aik/-eik/-jaik/-jeik (“their”): their

      az ő asztaluk (usually az asztaluk, rarely asztaluk) ― their table/desk

      az ő székük (usually a székük, rarely székük) ― his/her chair

In all these forms, ő is optional and only serves for emphasis.

• őalatta, őáltala, őelőtte etc. (ő + a postposition with the third-person singular personal suffix; see Appendix:Hungarian postpositions)
• őneki, ővele, őhozzá etc. (ő + one of the declined forms listed in the chart above; see Appendix:Hungarian pronouns)

ő (lower case, upper case Ő)

1. The twenty-seventh letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called ő and written in the Latin script.

• (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.

• (he/she): ő 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
• (the sound and letter): ő 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