до

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *do, from Proto-Indo-European *de.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • (file)

Preposition

до (do)

  1. near, close to
    един до другedin do drugside by side
  2. up to, as far as
    до кръстаdo krǎstadown to the waist
  3. until, till
    до последната минутаdo poslednata minutatill the last minute

Anagrams

Dungan

Etymology

Cognate of Mandarin Chinese (dāo)

Pronunciation

Noun

до (do) (I)

  1. knife

Even

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *dō, compare Manchu ᡩᠣ (do).

Noun

до (do)

  1. the inside

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *do.

Preposition

до (do)

  1. next to, beside
    Ќе седнам до тебе.
    Ḱe sednam do tebe.
    I'm going to sit down next to you.
  2. to, up to
    Ќе одиме до езерото.
    Ḱe odime do ezeroto.
    We'll go up to the lake.
  3. until
    Нема да се видиме до крајот на годинава.
    Nema da se vidime do krajot na godinava.
    We won't see each other until the end of this year.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian do, from the name of musicologist Giovanni Battista Doni.

Noun

до (do)

  1. (music) do
  2. C (musical note)

Nanai

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *dō, compare Manchu ᡩᠣ (do).

Noun

до (do)

  1. the inside; the soul
  2. bosom; bowels of the earth

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *do.

Preposition

до (do)

  1. up to
  2. until

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *do. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic до (do) and Old Polish do.

Pronunciation

  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /dɔ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /dɔ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /dɔ/
  • Hyphenation: до

Preposition

до (do) (+ genitive)

  1. up to
    • 1076, Sviatoslav's izbornik, page 2:
      ѥгда чьтеши книгꙑ· не тъштисѧ бърꙁо иштисти до дроугыꙗ главиꙁнꙑ·
      jegda čĭteši knigy· ne tŭštisę bŭrzo ištisti do drugyja glavizny·
      when you read books, don't strive to quickly read on to the following chapter.
  2. until

Descendants

  • Old Ruthenian: до (do)
    • Belarusian: да (da)
    • Carpathian Rusyn: до (do)
    • Ukrainian: до (do)
  • Russian: до (do)

References

  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “до”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎ (in Russian), volumes 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 670

Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *do, from Proto-Indo-European *de, whence English to.

Pronunciation

Preposition

до (do) (+ genitive case)

  1. before
  2. up to, till, until
  3. with respect to, concerning, regarding
Derived terms
Related terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

до (don inan (indeclinable)

  1. (musical note) C
    до́ дие́зdó dijéz/diézC sharp
    до́ бемо́ль bemólʹC flat
See also

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *do, from Proto-Indo-European *de, *do.

Pronunciation

Adverb

до̏ (Latin spelling )

  1. only, except
    ни(т)ко до јаnobody but me, only me
    не једе ништа до комад хљеба/хлебаhe eats nothing except a piece of bread
  2. around, approximately
    до два метраaround two meters
    до 5 килаaround five kilograms
  3. due to, because of
    то је до хранеthat's due to the food

Preposition

до̏ (Latin spelling ) (+ genitive case)

  1. up to, to, until, as far as, by
    од Загреба до Београдаfrom Zagreb to Belgrade
    од јутра до мракаfrom morning to night
    од 5 до 10 сатиfrom 5 to 10 o'clock
    од врха до днаfrom top to bottom
    до р(иј)екеas far as the river
    сад је пет до седамnow it's five minutes to seven
    до понед(ј)ељкаby Monday
    до садаso far, thus far, till now
    до недавнаuntil recently
    до дана данашњегаto this very day
    све доas far as up to, all the way to
    до кудаhow far
    до тудаthus far, up to here
  2. before (= при̏је/пре̏)
    до ратаbefore the war
  3. beside, next (to)
    с(ј)еди до менеsit next to me
    један до другогаside by side
  4. idiomatic and figurative meanings
    није ми до тогаI don't feel like doing that
    није ми до см(иј)ехаI don't feel like laughing
    њему је само до сексаhe is only interested in sex
    није ми пуно стало до тогаI'm not very much interested in that
    није до менеit's not up to me, it's no me to lame

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dolъ.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

до̑ m (Latin spelling )

  1. dale, small valley
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Italian do.

Pronunciation

Noun

до̑ m (Latin spelling )

  1. (music) do

References

  • до” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • до” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • до” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Tsakhur

Noun

до (transliteration needed)

  1. name

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic , from Proto-Slavic *do, from Proto-Indo-European *de, *do.

Pronunciation

Preposition

до (do) (+ genitive case)

  1. to, toward
    Я йду до школи.Ja jdu do školy.I go to school.
  2. to (in the fixed expression 'Welcome to...!')
    Ласкаво просимо до Італії!Laskavo prosymo do Italiji!Welcome to Italy!
    Ласкаво просимо до Аргентини!Laskavo prosymo do Arhentyny!Welcome to Argentina!
  3. until
  4. by (not later than)
    до кінця́ столі́ттяdo kincjá stolíttjaby the end of the century
  5. (music) D (musical note)

Derived terms

See also

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