о
/[o] | [o] | [ə] | [ɐ] | [o] | [o] | [o]/
Russiancharacternounintjprep
Definitions
- 1.The sixteenth letter of the Russian alphabet, called о (o), and written in the Cyrillic script.
- 2.The name of the Cyrillic script letter О.
- 3.The name of the Latin-script letter O/o.
- 4.oh
О бо́же!
O bóže! — Oh God!
- 5.[with prepositional]
Я чита́л о нём
Ja čitál o njom — I’ve read about him.
- 6.[with accusative]
опира́ться о сте́ну
opirátʹsja o sténu — to lean against the wall
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic о (o), from Proto-Slavic *o, ultimately a natural expression. Compare Ancient Greek ὦ (ô), Latin ō.
Forms
- oromanization
- Оuppercase