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Belarusian
Etymology
From Old Ruthenian або (abo), from Old East Slavic або (abo), from Proto-Slavic *abo.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
або́ • (abó)
- or
- Synonyms: ці (ci), альбо́ (alʹbó)
Bulgarian
Pronunciation
Noun
а́бо • (ábo)
- vocative singular of аба́ (abá)
Carpathian Rusyn
Etymology
From Old Ruthenian або (abo), from Old East Slavic або (abo), from Proto-Slavic *abo.
Conjunction
або́ • (abó)
- or
Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak abo, from Proto-Slavic *abo. Cognate with Carpathian Rusyn або (abo) and Slovak abo.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
або (abo)
- or
- Synonyms: лєбо (ljebo), чи (či)
References
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “або”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old Ruthenian або (abo), from Old East Slavic або (abo), from Proto-Slavic *abo.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
або́ • (abó)
- or
- Synonym: чи (čy)
Further reading
- Kotliarevsky, Ivan (1842) “або”, in Словарь Малороссійскихъ словъ, содержащихся въ Энеидѣ [Dictionary of Ukrainian words contained in the Eneida] (in Russian), Kharkiv: University Printing House, page 3
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “або”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka