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See also: о, ѿ, О, ӧ, о-, о., and -о-

Belarusian

Pronunciation

Suffix

-о́ ()

  1. Stressed variant of (-a).

Derived terms

Bulgarian

Suffix

(-o)

  1. Suffix added to adjectives to produce adverbs.
    я́сен (jásen, clear) + ‎ (-o) → ‎я́сно (jásno, clearly)

Derived terms

Russian

Alternative forms

  • (-e)after palatalized consonants, hushing consonants and ц

Pronunciation

Suffix

or -о́ (-o or )

  1. Suffix added to adjectives to produce adverbs; highly productive
    однозна́чный (odnoznáčnyj, unambiguous) + ‎ (-o) → ‎однозна́чно (odnoznáčno, unambiguously)
    бы́стрый (býstryj, quick, fast) + ‎ (-o) → ‎бы́стро (býstro, quickly)
    сме́лый (smélyj, brave) + ‎ (-o) → ‎сме́ло (smélo, bravely)
    го́рький (górʹkij, bitter) + ‎ (-o) → ‎го́рько (górʹko, bitterly)
    со́бственный (sóbstvennyj, (one's) own) + ‎ (-o) → ‎со́бственно (sóbstvenno, in fact, as a matter of fact)
    больно́й (bolʹnój, sick, painful) + ‎ (-o) → ‎бо́льно (bólʹno, painfully; extremely)
    глухо́й (gluxój, deaf; dull, muffled) + ‎ (-o) → ‎глу́хо (glúxo, deafly; dully, in a muffled manner)
    дорого́й (dorogój, expensive, dear) + ‎ (-o) → ‎до́рого (dórogo, expensively, dearly)
    ра́вный (rávnyj, equal) + ‎-о́ () → ‎равно́ (ravnó, equally)
    смешно́й (smešnój, funny, comic) + ‎-о́ () → ‎смешно́ (smešnó, in a funny manner, comically)
    у́мный (úmnyj, clever, wise) + ‎-о́ () → ‎умно́ (umnó, cleverly, wisely)
    лёгкий (ljóxkij, light; easy) + ‎-о́ () → ‎легко́ (lexkó, lightly; easily)
    хоро́ший (xoróšij, good) + ‎-о́ () → ‎хорошо́ (xorošó, well)
    горя́чий (gorjáčij, hot; hot-tempered) + ‎-о́ () → ‎горячо́ (gorjačó, hotly, warmly; passionately)
    да́вний (dávnij, old, ancient, bygone) + ‎-о́ () → ‎давно́ (davnó, long ago)

Usage notes

  • The ending is most commonly unstressed even when the adjective is ending-stressed, but is sometimes stressed. Most of the time, whether the adverbial ending is unstressed or stressed follows the corresponding short neuter singular form of the adjective.
  • This ending replaces (-e) when stressed.

Derived terms

See also

  • (-i) (used to form adverbs from adjectives whose stem ends in -ск- or -ий-/-j-)

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

  • -ьо (-ʹo)with adjectives with a soft ending
  • (-e)with some adjectives, predominantly comparatives

Pronunciation

Suffix

(-o)

  1. Suffix added to adjectives to produce adverbs.
    глибо́кий (hlybókyj, deep) + ‎ (-o) → ‎гли́боко (hlýboko, deeply)
    ти́хий (týxyj, quiet) + ‎ (-o) → ‎ти́хо (týxo, quietly)
    очеви́дний (očevýdnyj, obvious) + ‎ (-o) → ‎очеви́дно (očevýdno, obviously)
    прости́й (prostýj, simple) + ‎ (-o) → ‎про́сто (prósto, simply)
  2. Suffix added to adjectives and past participles to form predicatives or impersonal forms without a gendered referent.
    Тут ти́хо.Tut týxo.It is quiet here.
    Це неможли́во.Ce nemožlývo.That is impossible.
    Зна́йдено нови́й вид!Znájdeno novýj vyd!New species found!

Usage notes

  • The ending is almost always unstressed, even when the base adjective has its stress on the ending.

Derived terms