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Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ono.

Pronoun

оно • (ono)

  1. it
  2. nominative/accusative singular neuter of онъ (onŭ)

Declension

Declension of онъ
Singular Masculine Neuter Feminine
Nominative онъ
onŭ 		оно
ono 		она
ona
Accusative онъ
onŭ 		оно
ono 		онѫ
onǫ
Genitive оного
onogo 		оного
onogo 		оноѩ
onoję
Locative ономь
onomĭ 		ономь
onomĭ 		онои
onoi
Dative ономоу
onomu 		ономоу
onomu 		онои
onoi
Instrumental онѣмь
oněmĭ 		онѣмь
oněmĭ 		оноѭ
onojǫ
Dual Masculine Neuter Feminine
Nominative она
ona 		онѣ
oně 		онѣ
oně
Accusative она
ona 		онѣ
oně 		онѣ
oně
Genitive оною
onoju 		оною
onoju 		оною
onoju
Locative оною
onoju 		оною
onoju 		оною
onoju
Dative онѣма
oněma 		онѣма
oněma 		онѣма
oněma
Instrumental онѣма
oněma 		онѣма
oněma 		онѣма
oněma
Plural Masculine Neuter Feminine
Nominative они
oni 		она
ona 		онꙑ
ony
Accusative онꙑ
ony 		она
ona 		онꙑ
ony
Genitive онѣхъ
oněxŭ 		онѣхъ
oněxŭ 		онѣхъ
oněxŭ
Locative онѣхъ
oněxŭ 		онѣхъ
oněxŭ 		онѣхъ
oněxŭ
Dative онѣмъ
oněmŭ 		онѣмъ
oněmŭ 		онѣмъ
oněmŭ
Instrumental онѣми
oněmi 		онѣми
oněmi 		онѣми
oněmi

See also

Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ono.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

оно́ • (onó) (masculine counterpart он, feminine counterpart она́)

  1. it (third-person neuter singular pronoun)
Usage notes
  • Whenever a preposition stands immediately before any of the oblique cases of the third-person pronoun (singular or plural) and directly governs it, then an н- (n-) must be prefixed to the pronoun: от него́ (ot nevó, “from it”); на нём (na njom, “on it”); у него́ (u nevó, “it has”); к нему́ (k nemú, “to it”); с ним (s nim, “with it”).
  • This comes from Proto-Slavic prepositions such as *sъ(n) (“with”) (compare Ancient Greek σύν (sún) and Latin cum), that originally ended in -n and governed oblique cases. Since the prepositions and the pronouns occurred together so often, it was easy to lose track of which word the final -n belonged to, and so it was reinterpreted as part of the pronouns; compare Old English an, which was reinterpreted in the same way. Proto-Slavic *sъ(n) *jьmi became modern Russian с ни́ми (s ními), and this rule was extended to all prepositions governing any third-person pronoun.
  • Note that if the preposition does not directly govern его́ (jevó) (i.e. when его́ (jevó) is a possessive pronoun), then н- (n-) is not added: в его́ положе́нии (v jevó položénii, “in its position”); о его́ тка́ни (o jevó tkáni, “about its fabric”); с его́ ве́сом (s jevó vésom, “with its weight”).
  • When there is another word separating a preposition and any oblique case of оно́ (onó), then н- (n-) is not added: у самого́ его́ (u samovó jevó, “with it itself”).
Declension
Declension of Russian personal pronouns
singular plural reflexive
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
m n f
nominative я
(ja) 		ты
(ty) 		он
(on) 		оно́
(onó) 		она́
(oná) 		мы
(my) 		вы
(vy) 		они́ 1
(oní)
genitive меня́
(menjá) 		тебя́
(tebjá) 		его́ 2, него́ 2 3
(jevó, nevó) 		её 4, неё 3 4
(jejó, nejó) 		нас
(nas) 		вас
(vas) 		их, них 3
(ix, nix) 		себя́
(sebjá)
dative мне
(mne) 		тебе́
(tebé) 		ему́, нему́ 3
(jemú, nemú) 		ей, ней 3
(jej, nej) 		нам
(nam) 		вам
(vam) 		им, ним 3
(im, nim) 		себе́
(sebé)
accusative меня́
(menjá) 		тебя́
(tebjá) 		его́ 2, него́ 2 3
(jevó, nevó) 		её, неё 3
(jejó, nejó) 		нас
(nas) 		вас
(vas) 		их, них 3
(ix, nix) 		себя́
(sebjá)
instrumental мной, мно́ю 5
(mnoj, mnóju) 		тобо́й, тобо́ю 5
(tobój, tobóju) 		им, ним 3
(im, nim) 		ей, ней 3, е́ю 5, не́ю 3 5
(jej, nej, jéju, néju) 		на́ми
(námi) 		ва́ми
(vámi) 		и́ми, ни́ми 3
(ími, ními) 		собо́й, собо́ю 5
(sobój, sobóju)
prepositional 6 мне
(mne) 		тебе́
(tebé) 		нём 3
(njom) 		ней 3
(nej) 		нас
(nas) 		вас
(vas) 		них 3
(nix) 		себе́
(sebé)
  1. Archaic feminine form: оне́ (oné).
  2. The letter г (g) in the genitive/accusative case ending is pronounced as /v/.
  3. The alternative forms starting with н- (n-) are used after a preposition.
  4. Archaic forms: ея́ (jejá), нея́ (nejá).
  5. Instrumental forms ending in -ю (-ju) are either dated, poetic, or dialectal.
  6. The prepositional case is never used without a preposition.
Pre-1918 declension of Russian personal pronouns
singular plural reflexive
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
m n f m or n f
nominative я
(ja) 		ты
(ty) 		онъ
(on) 		оно́
(onó) 		она́
(oná) 		мы
(my) 		вы
(vy) 		они́
(oní) 		онѣ́
(oně́)
genitive меня́
(menjá) 		тебя́
(tebjá) 		его́ 1, него́ 1 2
(jevó, nevó) 		ея́ 3, нея́ 2 3
(jejá, nejá) 		насъ
(nas) 		васъ
(vas) 		ихъ, нихъ 2
(ix, nix) 		себя́
(sebjá)
dative мнѣ
(mně) 		тебѣ́
(tebě́) 		ему́, нему́ 2
(jemú, nemú) 		ей, ней 2
(jej, nej) 		намъ
(nam) 		вамъ
(vam) 		имъ, нимъ 2
(im, nim) 		себѣ́
(sebě́)
accusative меня́
(menjá) 		тебя́
(tebjá) 		его́ 1, него́ 1 2
(jevó, nevó) 		её, неё 2
(jejó, nejó) 		насъ
(nas) 		васъ
(vas) 		ихъ, нихъ 2
(ix, nix) 		себя́
(sebjá)
instrumental мной, мно́ю 4
(mnoj, mnóju) 		тобо́й, тобо́ю 4
(tobój, tobóju) 		имъ, нимъ 2
(im, nim) 		ей, ней 2, е́ю 4, не́ю 2 4
(jej, nej, jéju, néju) 		на́ми
(námi) 		ва́ми
(vámi) 		и́ми, ни́ми 2
(ími, ními) 		собо́й, собо́ю 4
(sobój, sobóju)
prepositional5 мнѣ
(mně) 		тебѣ́
(tebě́) 		нёмъ 2
(njom) 		ней 2
(nej) 		насъ
(nas) 		васъ
(vas) 		нихъ 2
(nix) 		себѣ́
(sebě́)
  1. Letter г (g) in the genitive/accusative case ending is pronounced as /v/.
  2. The alternative forms starting with н- (n-) are used after a preposition.
  3. Archaic forms: ея́ (jejá), нея́ (nejá).
  4. Instrumental forms ending in -ю (-ju) are either dated, poetic, or dialectal.
  5. The prepositional case is never used without a preposition.
Related terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Determiner

о́но • (óno)

  1. short neuter singular of о́ный (ónyj)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ono, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ónos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǒno/
  • Hyphenation: о‧но

Pronoun

о̀но (Latin spelling òno)

  1. it

Declension

    Inflection of 3rd-person pronouns
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative о̑н о̀на о̀но о̀ни о̀не о̀на
genitive ње̏га, га ње̑, је ње̏га, га њи̑х, их њи̑х, их њи̑х, их
dative ње̏му, му њо̑ј, јој ње̏му, му њи̏ма, им њи̏ма, им њи̏ма, им
accusative ње̏га, га, њ њу̑, ју, је, њу ње̏га, га, њ њи̑х, их њи̑х, их њи̑х, их
vocative — — — — — —
locative ње̏м, ње̏му њо̑ј ње̏м, ње̏му њи̏ма њи̏ма њи̏ма
instrumental њи̑м, њи́ме њо̑м, њо́ме њи̑м, њи́ме њи̏ма њи̏ма њи̏ма
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