o'

o'

See also: Appendix:Variations of “o”

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə/

Preposition

o’

1. (unstressed) Contraction of of.

   Gimme two o’ those ones.

2. (archaic, unstressed) Contraction of on.
   • 1610-11, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act I Scene 1

     A pox o' your throat, you bawling, blasphemous, incharitable dog!

Alternative forms

• o, a

Derived terms

Derived terms

• back o’ Bourke
• cat-o’-nine-tails
• jack-o’-lantern
• man-o’-war

• o’clock
• Port o’ Rico
• run-o’-the-mill
• will-o’-the-wisp