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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *do , from Proto-Indo-European *de .
Pronunciation
Preposition
до • (do )
near , close to
един до друг ― edin do drug ― side by side
up to , as far as
до кръста ― do krǎsta ― down to the waist
until , till
до последната минута ― do poslednata minuta ― till the last minute
Anagrams
Dungan
Etymology
Cognate of Mandarin Chinese 刀 (dāo )
Pronunciation
Noun
до • (do ) (I )
knife
Even
Etymology
From Proto-Tungusic *dō , compare Manchu ᡩᠣ ( do ) .
Noun
до (do )
the inside
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *do .
Preposition
до • (do )
next to , beside
Ќе седнам до тебе. Ḱe sednam do tebe. I'm going to sit down next to you.
to , up to
Ќе одиме до езерото. Ḱe odime do ezeroto. We'll go up to the lake.
until
Нема да се видиме до крајот на годинава. Nema da se vidime do krajot na godinava. We won't see each other until the end of this year.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Italian do , from the name of musicologist Giovanni Battista Do ni .
Noun
до • (do )
( music ) do
C ( musical note )
Nanai
Etymology
From Proto-Tungusic *dō , compare Manchu ᡩᠣ ( do ) .
Noun
до (do )
the inside ; the soul
bosom ; bowels of the earth
Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *do .
Preposition
до • (do )
up to
until
Old East Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *do . Cognates include Old Church Slavonic до ( do ) and Old Polish do .
Pronunciation
Preposition
до (do ) (+ genitive )
up to
1076 , Sviatoslav's izbornik , page 2:ѥгда чьтеши книгꙑ· не тъштисѧ бърꙁо иштисти до дроугыꙗ главиꙁнꙑ· jegda čĭteši knigy· ne tŭštisę bŭrzo ištisti do drugyja glavizny· when you read books, don't strive to quickly read on to the following chapter.
until
Descendants
Old Ruthenian: до ( do )
Belarusian: да ( da )
Carpathian Rusyn: до ( do )
Ukrainian: до ( do )
Russian: до ( do )
References
Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893 ) “до ”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К) , Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 670
Russian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *do , from Proto-Indo-European *de , whence English to .
Pronunciation
Preposition
до • (do )
before
up to, till , until
with respect to , concerning , regarding
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
до • (do ) n inan (indeclinable )
(musical note) C
до́ дие́з ― dó dijéz/diéz ― C sharp
до́ бемо́ль ― dó bemólʹ ― C flat
See also
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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *do , from Proto-Indo-European *de , *do .
Pronunciation
Adverb
до̏ (Latin spelling dȍ )
only , except
ни(т)ко до ја ― nobody but me, only me
не једе ништа до комад хљеба/хлеба ― he eats nothing except a piece of bread
around , approximately
до два метра ― around two meters
до 5 кила ― around five kilograms
due to , because of
то је до хране ― that's due to the food
Preposition
до̏ (Latin spelling dȍ ) ( + genitive case )
up to , to , until , as far as , by
од Загреба до Београда ― from Zagreb to Belgrade
од јутра до мрака ― from morning to night
од 5 до 10 сати ― from 5 to 10 o'clock
од врха до дна ― from top to bottom
до р(иј)еке ― as far as the river
сад је пет до седам ― now it's five minutes to seven
до понед(ј)ељка ― by Monday
до сада ― so far, thus far, till now
до недавна ― until recently
до дана данашњега ― to this very day
све до ― as far as up to, all the way to
до куда ― how far
до туда ― thus far, up to here
before (= при̏је /пре̏ )
до рата ― before the war
beside , next (to)
с(ј)еди до мене ― sit next to me
један до другога ― side by side
idiomatic and figurative meanings
није ми до тога ― I don't feel like doing that
није ми до см(иј)еха ― I don't feel like laughing
њему је само до секса ― he is only interested in sex
није ми пуно стало до тога ― I'm not very much interested in that
није до мене ― it's not up to me, it's no me to lame
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dolъ .
Pronunciation
Noun
до̑ m (Latin spelling dȏ )
dale , small valley
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Italian do .
Pronunciation
Noun
до̑ m (Latin spelling dȏ )
( music ) do
References
“до ”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
“до ”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
“до ”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Tsakhur
Noun
до (transliteration needed )
name
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic , from Proto-Slavic *do , from Proto-Indo-European *de , *do .
Pronunciation
Preposition
до • (do ) (+ genitive case )
to, toward
Я йду до школи . ― Ja jdu do školy. ― I go to school.
to (in the fixed expression 'Welcome to...!')
Ласкаво просимо до Італії! ― Laskavo prosymo do Italiji! ― Welcome to Italy!
Ласкаво просимо до Аргентини! ― Laskavo prosymo do Arhentyny! ― Welcome to Argentina!
until
by ( not later than )
до кінця́ столі́ття ― do kincjá stolíttja ― by the end of the century
( music ) D ( musical note )
Derived terms
See also
Further reading