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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *nъ.
Pronunciation
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
Kamassian
Etymology 1
Compare Finnish no and Russian ну (nu).
Interjection
но (no)
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, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nъ.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
но • (no)
Usage notes
- This word sounds somewhat bookish and is often replaced with "ама".
Russian
Pronunciation
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)
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
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
Borrowed from Japanese 能 (のう, Nō).
Noun
но • (no) m inan (indeclinable)
Etymology 3
Interjection
но • (no)
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
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
Noun
но̑ m (Latin spelling nȏ)
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Etymology 3
From the conjunction но.
Pronunciation
Particle
но (Latin spelling no)
- (in a dialog, when responding to the interlocutor) damn right!, you bet! very much so!