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English

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Noun

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o-

  1. A blood type that has no antigens. It lacks the A, B and Rh factors on the blood cells. It is the universal donor for blood and can give blood to any blood type, but can only receive O- blood.

Prefix

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o-

  1. (organic chemistry) ortho-

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Ao

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Prefix

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o-

  1. (Chungli) Prefix appearing before vocative terms for one's own relatives
    o- + ‎tetsü (grandmother) → ‎otsü (one's own grandmother)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Clark, E. W. (1911), “O”, in Ao-Naga dictionary, Dimapur

Basque

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Alternative forms

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Prefix

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o-

  1. combining form of ogi (bread)

Usage notes

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  • If the following element of the compound starts with /b/ or /ɡ/, these are devoiced to /p/ and /k/ respectively.
  • If the following element starts with a vowel, /s̺/ or /s̻/, the combining form ot- is used instead.

Bavarian

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Alternative forms

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  • å- (East Central Bavarian)

Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana. Compare German an-, Dutch aan-, English on-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /oː/ (West Central Bavarian)

Prefix

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o-

  1. Separable verb prefix that indicates a direction, goal, destination and a contact made therein.
    o- + ‎schraufn (to screw) → ‎oschraufn (to screw on)
    o- + ‎greifn (to grab, seize) → ‎ogreifn (to touch, handle)
    o- + ‎brenna (to burn) → ‎obrenna (to scorch)

Derived terms

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Cayuga

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Prefix

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o-

  1. noun prefix

References

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Frances Froman; Alfred J. Keye; Lottie Keye; Carrie Dyck (2002), English-Cayuga/Cayuga-English Dictionary, University of Toronto, page 705

Chichewa

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Pronunciation

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Prefix

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o-

  1. The contracted form of the -a of association particle combined with the ku- prefix of the infinitive when deriving adjectives from verbs.

Usage notes

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This contraction only occurs with polysyllabic verbs. Monosyllabic verbs do not contract when the associative prefix is added in front. This is why chakudya is not "chodya".

Inflection

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Chichewa verbal modifiers
singular plural
class 1 wo- class 2 o-
class 3 wo- class 4 yo-
class 5 lo- class 6 o-
class 7 cho- class 8 zo-
class 9 yo- class 10 zo-
class 12 ko- class 13 to-
class 14 wo-
class 15 ko-
locative classes
class 16 class 17 class 18
po- ko- mo-

Reference notes

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Paas in the Oxford Chichewa Dictionary (OCD) says that this contraction forms verbal adjectives. Whilst this is true, as Peace Corps Chichewa Course Book 2 does the same, the OCD also shows these verbal adjectives being used as nouns.

Prefix

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Etymology

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See notes on prefix 1.

Prefix

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o-

  1. Class 2 verbal modifier prefix, contraction of "aku-" or "a ku-".
  2. Class 6 verbal modifier, contraction of "aku-" or "a ku-".

Derived terms

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References

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  • Peace Corps Learning Chichewa Book 2

Czech

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *o(b), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ebʰi. See o.

    Pronunciation

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    Prefix

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    o-

    1. around, all around
    2. a complete action, a perfective verb
    3. something else

    Derived terms

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    Further reading

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    • o-/ob(e)- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

    Gabadi

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    Pronunciation

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    Prefix

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    o-

    1. marks the second-person singular subject on a verb
      o- + ‎dibai'u (to spear me) → ‎odibai'u (you (sg.) speared me)
      o- + ‎mai (to come) → ‎omaiva (you (sg.) are coming)
    Category Gabadi terms prefixed with o- not found

    References

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    • Oa, Morea and Ma`oni Paul. (2014-02-24). Tentative Grammar Description for the Gabadi Language. [working paper, draft created november 2013; editor: Eileen Gasaway]. Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea: SIL International. Available online: [1]. For the prefix o-, see page 23, section "5.1.1 subject marking".

    Gwere

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀- (Class 1 pronominal concord).

    Prefix

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    o-

    1. Class 1 pronominal concord.

    References

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    • Kagaya, Ryohei (2006), A Gwere Vocabulary[2], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page iii

    Japanese

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    Romanization

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    o-

    1. Rōmaji transcription of

    Lakota

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    Prefix

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    o-

    1. Forms nouns from some verbs; verbal noun modifier; ‘place where...’.
      o- + ‎wótA (to eat) → ‎owóte (dining room)
      o- + ‎yuŋká (to lie, recline) → ‎oyúŋke (a bed)

    Ma'di

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    Pronunciation

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    Prefix

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    o- or ọ-

    1. Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.

    Derived terms

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    References

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    • Mairi Blackings; Nigel Fabb (2003), A Grammar of Ma'di, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 101

    Mohawk

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    Etymology

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    io- with loss of initial glide

    Prefix

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    o-

    1. noun prefix
    2. her (in kinship terms)

    Northern Ndebele

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    Etymology 1

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    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Prefix

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    o-

    1. Second-person singular relative concord.

    Etymology 2

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    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Prefix

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    o-

    1. Class 1 relative concord.

    Etymology 3

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    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Prefix

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    o-

    1. Class 3 relative concord.

    Ojibwe

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    Prefix

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    o-

    1. A prefix denoting the third person

    Usage notes

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    o- is the unmarked form, and appears before stems that begin with a consonant. It may be omitted in many contexts.

    Alternative forms

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    See also

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    Ojibwe personal prefixes
    stem begins with... 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    consonants p t k h ch m n s sh w y ni- gi- o-
    d g ' j z zh nin-
    b nim-
    vowels o nindo- gido- odo-
    a aa e i nind- gid- od-
    oo n- g-
    ii w-

    Preverb

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    o-

    1. go somewhere to do something, go over there to
      Mii go imaa ziigigamideg, mii imaa o-gondaabiiginag zhingobaandag.
      If it boiled over, I dipped the bough in the kettle.

    Alternative forms

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    Old Slovak

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    Etymology

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      Inherited from Proto-Slavic *o(b)-. Cf. o.

      Prefix

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      o-

      1. prefix used to express simple perfectivity of a verbal action
        o- + ‎kúpať (to bathe) → ‎okúpať (to bathe/wash someone)
        o- + ‎ľutovať (to regret/feel sorry) → ‎oľutovať (to regret/repent)
      2. prefix used with stative verbs to indicate the acquisition of a specific property or state
        o- + ‎černieť (to be becoming black) → ‎očernieť (to turn black)
        o- + ‎hluchnúť (to be becoming deaf) → ‎ohluchnúť (to go deaf)
      3. prefix used with action verbs to indicate conferring or bestowing a quality or thing upon an object
        o- + ‎sladký (sweet) + ‎-iť → ‎osladiť (to sweeten)
        o- + ‎plot (fence) + ‎-iť → ‎oplotiť (to fence in/enclose with a fence)
      4. prefix used to indicate an action performed on the surface, around the edge, or the circumference of an object: circum-, peri-
        Synonym: ob-
        o- + ‎motať (to wind/twist) → ‎omotať (to wrap around/entwine)
      5. prefix used to indicate that a state or action affects the exterior or perimeter of an object
        Synonym: ob-
        o- + ‎mrznuť (to freeze) → ‎omrznúť sa (to get frostbite/freeze on the surface)
        o- + ‎schnúť (to dry) → ‎oschnúť (to dry on the surface)
      6. prefix used to indicate the direct targeting or thorough processing of a specific object through activity
        o- + ‎plakať (to cry) → ‎oplakať (to mourn/bewail someone)
        o- + ‎hovoriť (to say) → ‎ohovoriť (to slander/gossip about someone)
      7. prefix used to indicate downward motion or a lowering of state: down, de-
        Synonyms: s-, z-
        o- + ‎padnúť (to fall) → ‎opadnúť (to subside/fall down (of water levels))
        o- + ‎-vesiť (to hang) → ‎ovesiť (to bend/bow (one's head))

      Derived terms

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      Category Old Slovak terms prefixed with o- not found

      Descendants

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      • Slovak: o-

      Old Polish

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      Etymology

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        Inherited from Proto-Slavic *o(b)-.

        Pronunciation

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        Prefix

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        o-

        1. appears in front of some verbs meaning: to make something behave in a certain way, en-, be-, make
          o- + ‎pozdny → ‎opóździć
        2. around
          o- + ‎kropić → ‎okropić
        3. prefix indicating a perfective verb
          o- + ‎soczyć → ‎osoczyć

        Derived terms

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        Descendants

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        • Polish: o-

        Onondaga

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        Prefix

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        o-

        1. noun prefix

        References

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        • Hanni Woodbury (2018), A Reference Grammar of the Onondaga Language, University of Toronto, page 284

        Pali

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        Etymology

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        Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háwa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew (off, away, down). Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀 (auua), Latin au- and Sanskrit अव- (ava-).

        Prefix

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        o-

        1. ab-; away, off from

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        References

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        Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “o”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

        Polish

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        Etymology

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          Inherited from Old Polish o-. Doublet of ob-.

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          o-

          1. prefix indicating a perfective verb
            o- + ‎słabnąć → ‎osłabnąć
          2. affects verb meaning in various ways
            o- + ‎strzec → ‎ostrzec
          3. appears in front of some verbs meaning: to make something behave in a certain way, en-, be-, make
            Synonym: u-
            o- + ‎trzeźwy → ‎otrzeźwić
          4. around
            Synonym: ob-
            o- + ‎winąć → ‎owinąć
          5. down
            Synonym: z-
            o- + ‎suwać → ‎osuwać
            o- + ‎puścić → ‎opuścić

          Derived terms

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          Further reading

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          • o- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

          Seneca

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          Prefix

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          o-

          1. noun prefix

          References

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          • Wallace Chafe (2014), A Grammar of the Seneca Language, University of California Press, page 86

          Slovak

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          Etymology

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            Inherited from Old Slovak o-. Cf. o.

            Pronunciation

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            o-

            1. prefix used to express simple perfectivity of a verbal action
              o- + ‎kúpať (to bathe) → ‎okúpať (to bathe/wash someone)
              o- + ‎ľutovať (to regret/feel sorry) → ‎oľutovať (to regret/repent)
            2. prefix used with stative verbs to indicate the acquisition of a specific property or state
              o- + ‎černieť (to be becoming black) → ‎očernieť (to turn black)
              o- + ‎hluchnúť (to be becoming deaf) → ‎ohluchnúť (to go deaf)
            3. prefix used with action verbs to indicate conferring or bestowing a quality or thing upon an object
              o- + ‎sladký (sweet) + ‎-iť → ‎osladiť (to sweeten)
              o- + ‎plot (fence) + ‎-iť → ‎oplotiť (to fence in/enclose with a fence)
            4. prefix used to indicate an action performed on the surface, around the edge, or the circumference of an object: circum-, peri-
              Synonym: ob-
              o- + ‎rezať (to cut) → ‎orezať (to trim/cut around the edges)
              o- + ‎motať (to wind/twist) → ‎omotať (to wrap around/entwine)
            5. prefix used to indicate that a state or action affects the exterior or perimeter of an object
              Synonym: ob-
              o- + ‎mrznuť (to freeze) → ‎omrznúť (to get frostbite/freeze on the surface)
              o- + ‎schnúť (to dry) → ‎oschnúť (to dry on the surface)
            6. prefix used to indicate the direct targeting or thorough processing of a specific object through activity
              o- + ‎plakať (to cry) → ‎oplakať (to mourn/bewail someone)
              o- + ‎klebetiť (to gossip) → ‎oklebetiť (to slander/gossip about someone)
            7. prefix used to indicate downward motion or a lowering of state: down, de-
              Synonyms: s-, z-
              o- + ‎padnúť (to fall) → ‎opadnúť (to subside/fall down (of water levels))
              o- + ‎-vesiť (to hang) → ‎ovesiť (to bend/bow (one's head))
            8. (dialectal) prefix used as a variant of other prefixes such as z-, roz-, or vy-
              o- + ‎budiť sa (to wake (intransitive)) → ‎obudiť sa (to wake up)
              o- + ‎hladnúť (to be hungry) → ‎ohladnúť (to get hungry)

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            Further reading

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            • Peciar, Štefan, editor (1959–1968), “o-”, in Slovník slovenského jazyka [Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–6 (A – Ž; Doplnky, Dodatky), Bratislava: Vydavateľstvo SAV, →OCLC

            Slovene

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            Etymology

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            From Proto-Slavic *o(b)-. Prefixed form of the preposition o.

            Pronunciation

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            Prefix

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            o-

            1. Forms perfective verbs with the following meanings:
              1. (no change in meaning)
                o- + ‎čístiti (to clean) → ‎očístiti (to clean)
              2. around, past, avoiding
                o- + ‎čŕtati (to draw) → ‎očŕtati (to outline)
                o- + ‎īti (to go) → ‎obíti (to go around, to bypass)
              3. to stay, to remain
                o- + ‎sedẹ́ti (to sit) → ‎obsedẹ́ti (to stay sitting)

            Derived terms

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            Southern Ndebele

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            Etymology 1

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            (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

            Prefix

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            o-

            1. Second-person singular relative concord.

            Etymology 2

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            (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

            Prefix

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            o-

            1. Class 1 relative concord.

            Etymology 3

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            (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

            Prefix

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            o-

            1. Class 3 relative concord.

            Swedish

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            Etymology

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            From Old Swedish ō-, from Old Norse ú-, ó-, from Proto-Germanic *un-, from the Proto-Indo-European *n̥- whence also Greek α- (a-) and English un-.

            Pronunciation

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            Prefix

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            o-

            1. Added to adjectives to yield their opposites; un-
            2. Added to nouns to mean lack or being without

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            Taos

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            Pronunciation

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            Prefix

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            o-

            1. (transitive) First person singular subject + third person duoplural object.
            2. (transitive) Second person singular subject + third person singular object.

            Ternate

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            Etymology

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            Cognate with Tehit w- (third-person singular masculine prefix).

            Pronoun

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            o- (Jawi ؤ-)

            1. (masculine) third-person singular clitic, he

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            Ternate personal pronouns
            independent subject proclitic possessive
            informal formal
            singular 1st person ngori fangarem, fajaruf to ri
            2nd person ngana ngoni, jou ngoni no ni
            3rd person unam, minaf om, mof, inh im, mif, manh
            plural 1st person inclusive ngone fo na, nga
            1st person exclusive ngomi fangare ngomim, fajaru ngomif,
            fara ngomi1
            mi mi, mia
            2nd person ngoni ni na, nia
            3rd person anah, enanh ih, nh, yoh, †, yanh, † nah, ngah, manh
            • unmarked pronouns are gender non-specific
            • m - masculine, f - feminine, h - human, nh - non-human
            • 1 - for mixed-gender groups
            • † - archaic

            References

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            • Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890), Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
            • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

            Tooro

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            Alternative forms

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            • (before -a- or -e- in the subjunctive mood) w-
            • (before vowels in other cases) oy-

            Pronunciation

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            Prefix

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            o-

            1. you; 2nd person singular subject concord
              o- + ‎-kora (to do) → ‎okora (you do)

            See also

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            Tooro personal pronouns
            class person independent possessive subject
            concord
            object
            concord
            combined forms
            na ni
            class 1 first nyowe, nye -ange n- -n- nanyowe, nanye ninyowe, ninye
            second iwe -awe o- -ku- naiwe niiwe
            third uwe -e a- -mu- nawe nuwe
            class 2 first itwe -aitu tu- -tu- naitwe niitwe
            second inywe -anyu mu- -ba- nainywe niinywe
            third bo -abo ba- -ba- nabo nubo
            class 3 gwo -agwo gu- -gu- nagwo nugwo
            class 4 yo -ayo e- -gi- nayo niyo
            class 5 lyo -alyo li- -li- nalyo niryo
            class 6 go -ago ga- -ga- nago nugo
            class 7 kyo -akyo ki- -ki- nakyo nikyo
            class 8 byo -abyo bi- -bi- nabyo nibyo
            class 9 yo -ayo e- -gi- nayo niyo
            class 10 zo -azo zi- -zi- nazo nizo
            class 11 rwo -arwo ru- -ru- narwo nurwo
            class 12 ko -ako ka- -ka- nako nuko
            class 13 two -atwo tu- -tu- natwo nutwo
            class 14 bwo -abwo bu- -bu- nabwo nubwo
            class 15 kwo -akwo ku- -ku- nakwo nukwo
            class 16 ho -aho ha- -ha- naho nuho
            class 17 (kwo) N/A ha-
            (...-yo)
            -ha- N/A nukwo
            class 18 (mwo) -amwo ha-
            (...-mu)
            -ha- N/A numwo
            reflexive -enyini, -onyini -e-

            References

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            • Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary[3], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 413

            Volapük

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            Prefix

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            o-

            1. denotes future tense in verbs and adverbs
              o- + ‎penob (I write.) → ‎openob (I will write.)
              o- + ‎adelo (today) → ‎odelo (tomorrow)

            Welsh

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            Pronunciation

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            Prefix

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            o-

            1. soft mutation of go-

            Mutation

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            Mutated forms of go-
            radical soft nasal aspirate
            go- o- ngo- unchanged

            Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
            All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

            Xhosa

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            Etymology 1

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            (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

            Prefix

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            o-

            1. Second-person singular relative concord.

            Etymology 2

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            (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

            Prefix

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            o-

            1. Class 1 relative concord.

            Etymology 3

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            (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

            Prefix

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            o-

            1. Class 3 relative concord.

            Ye'kwana

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            Variant orthographies
            ALIV o-
            Brazilian standard o-
            New Tribes o-

            Pronunciation

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            Prefix

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            o-

            1. allomorph of öt- (detransitivizing prefix)
            2. allomorph of ö- (second-person prefix) used for stems that begin with a consonant and have a first vowel o or u

            Inflection

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            Zulu

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            Etymology 1

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            From a- (relative) +‎ u- (second person singular).

            Prefix

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            ṓ-

            1. Second-person singular relative concord.

            Etymology 2

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            From a- (relative) +‎ u- (class 1).

            Prefix

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            ṓ-

            1. Class 1 relative concord.

            Etymology 3

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            From a- (augment) +‎ bo- (class 2a).

            Prefix

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            ô-

            1. Class 2a noun prefix.

            Etymology 4

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            From a- (relative) +‎ u- (class 3).

            Prefix

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            ṓ-

            1. Class 3 relative concord.

            References

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