juo

juo

See also: ju'o

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjuo̯/, [ˈjuo̞̯]
• Rhymes: -uo
• Syllabification^(key): juo

Verb

juo

1. third-person singular present indicative of juoda

   Hän juo.

   He drinks.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjuo̯ˣ/, [ˈjuo̞̯(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -uo
• Syllabification^(key): juo

Verb

juo

1. present active indicative connegative of juoda

   (Minä) en/ (Sinä) et/ Hän ei/ (Me) emme/ (Te) ette/ He eivät juo.

   I/You/We/You/They don't / She/He doesn't drink.

2. second-person singular present imperative of juoda

   Juo!

   Drink!

3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative of juoda

   Älä juo!

   Don't drink!

Anagrams

• jou, ujo

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Lithuanian

Pronoun

juo

1. (third-person singular) instrumental form of jis.

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Livonian

Alternative forms

• jo

Etymology

Perhaps a borrowing of Latvian jo (“because, yet (more)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /juo/

Preposition

juo

1. more used with adjectives to form comparatives
   • Līvõkīel-lețkīel-līvõkīel sõnārōntõz

     juo knaš

     more beautiful

Usage notes

LĒL only lists jo without listing any instances of juo. Livonian-Latvian-Livonian dictionary, in turn, only lists juo.

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Northern Sami

Northern Sami phrasebook

This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonness.

Etymology 1

From a North Germanic language. Compare Norwegian jo and Swedish jo.

Interjection

juo

1. yes

Etymology 2

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

Adverb

juo

1. already

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Pite Sami

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jo/

Adverb

juo

1. already

References

• Joshua Wilbur (2014) A grammar of Pite Saami, Berlin: Language Science Press