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Translingual

Symbol

O

  1. Symbol for oxygen.
  2. The upper bound function also known as big O .


English

Noun

O (plural O's)

  1. The fifteenth letter of the English alphabet.
  2. A blood type.
  3. A zero (used in reading out numbers).

Interjection

O!

  1. Same as oh.

Abbreviation

O

  1. Operator

See also

  • Wikipedia article on blood types


Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin illo .

Definite article

o m singular

  1. the
    O río Ebro – "The Ebro River"

Usage notes

  • Becomes l' before many words beginning with a vowel.
  • The form lo, either pronounced as lo or ro, can be found after words ending with an -o.
  • Eastern dialects use the form el.


Italian

Conjunction

o

  1. or

Variant forms

  • od (used optionally before words beginning with a vowel)


Japanese

o ( or )

Romanization of:

  1. 御- (お) (prefix indicating that the succeeding noun is honorific)
  2. -を (suffix indicating that the preceding noun or noun phrase is a direct object)
  3. (お) (tail)
  4. (お) (hemp or flax)
  5. (お) (cord or strap)

Also see ō .

Kunyomi

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin ille.

Definite article

o m singular

  1. the
    Lá vem o sol. – "Here comes the sun."
masculinefeminine
singularoa
pluralosas

Personal pronoun

o m singular

  1. him, it (as a direct object; as an indirect object, see lhe ; after prepositions, see ele).
    Encontrei-o na rua. – "I met him/it in the street."

Usage notes

  • Becomes -lo after verb forms ending in -r, -s, or -z, the pronouns nos and vos, and the adverb eis; the ending letter causing the change disappears.
    After ver: Posso vê-lo? = "May I see him/it?"
    After pôs: Quero pô-lo ali. = "I want to put him/it there."
    After fiz: Fi-lo ficar contente. = "I made him/it become happy."
    After nos: Deu-no-lo relutantemente. = "He gave him/it to us reluctantly."
    After eis: Ei-lo! = "Behold him/it!"
  • Becomes -na after a nasal diphthong: -ão, -am [ɐ̃w̃], -õe [õj̃], -em, -êm [ẽj̃].
    Detêm-no como prisioneiro. = "They detain him/it as a prisoner."
  • In Brasil it is being abandoned in favor of the nominative form ele.
    Eu o vi.Eu vi ele. = "I saw him/it."


Spanish

Conjunction

o

  1. or

Variant forms

  • u (used before words beginning with a vowel)


Tok Pisin

Conjunction

o

  1. or


Turkish

Personal pronoun

o

  1. he, she

Related terms

Demonstrative pronoun

o

  1. that

See also


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