оу
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Translingual
Letter
оу (mixed case Оу, upper case ОУ)
- A letter of the Old Cyrillic script, called uk or digraph uk.
Alternative forms
- ꙋ (monograph)
Gallery
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Regular.
Old Church Slavonic
Alternative forms
- ꙋ (u)
Etymology 1
Letter
оу • (u) (lower case, upper case Оу)
- A letter of the Old Church Slavonic alphabet, called оукъ (ukŭ), and written in the Old Cyrillic script.
See also
- (Old Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е (Є є), Ж ж, Ѕ ѕ (Ꙃ ꙃ), З з (Ꙁ ꙁ), И и, І і (Ї ї), Ꙉ ꙉ, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, Оу оу (Ꙋ ꙋ), Ф ф, Х х, Ѡ ѡ (Ѿ ѿ), Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ꙑ ꙑ, Ь ь, Ѣ ѣ, Ꙗ ꙗ, Ѥ ѥ, Ю ю, Ѫ ѫ, Ѭ ѭ, Ѧ ѧ (Ꙙ ꙙ), Ѩ ѩ (Ꙝ ꙝ), Ѯ ѯ, Ѱ ѱ, Ѳ ѳ, Ѵ ѵ, Ҁ ҁ
Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *u.
Preposition
оу • (u)
Old Novgorodian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *u.
Preposition
оу (u)
- (with genitive) Indicates the actor in a clause with its verb in the passive voice: By; through the action or presence of.
References
- “оу (letter no. 607/562)”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2024
Russian
Pronunciation
Noun
о́у • (óu) n inan (indeclinable)
- The name of the Latin-script letter O.
Usage notes
This name is used in a context of the English language, whereas о is used in translingual contexts.