во

во

See also: -во, в/о, во-, and Appendix:Variations of "bo"

Chechen

Adjective

во • (vo)

1. bad

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Ingush

Adjective

во • (vo)

1. bad

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Komi-Permyak

Etymology

From Proto-Permic *wo, from Proto-Uralic *ëde. Cognates include Finnish vuosi.

Noun

во • (vo)

1. year

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Komi-Zyrian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋo/, [ˈʋo̞]
• Hyphenation: во

Etymology 1

From Proto-Permic *wo, from Proto-Uralic *ëde. Cognates include Finnish vuosi and Khanty оԓ (oḷ).

Noun

во • (vo)

1. year

Declension

Declension of во (stem: во-)
		singular	plural
nominative		во (vo)	вояс (vojas)
accusative	I*	во (vo)	вояс (vojas)
	II*	воӧс (voös)	воясӧс (vojasös)
instrumental		воӧн (voön)	воясӧн (vojasön)
comitative		вокӧд (voköd)	вояскӧд (vojasköd)
caritive		вотӧг (votög)	воястӧг (vojastög)
consecutive		вола (vola)	воясла (vojasla)
genitive		волӧн (volön)	вояслӧн (vojaslön)
ablative		волысь (volysʹ)	вояслысь (vojaslysʹ)
dative		волы (voly)	вояслы (vojasly)
inessive		воын (voyn)	воясын (vojasyn)
elative		воысь (voysʹ)	воясысь (vojasysʹ)
illative		воӧ (voö)	воясӧ (vojasö)
egressive		восянь (vosʹanʹ)	вояссянь (vojassʹanʹ)
approximative		волань (volanʹ)	вояслань (vojaslanʹ)
terminative		воӧдз (voödzʹ)	воясӧдз (vojasödzʹ)
prolative	I	воӧд (voöd)	воясӧд (vojasöd)
	II	воті (voti)	воясті (vojasti)
*) Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.

Possessive declension of во
First person singular singular plural nominative воӧй (voöj) воясӧй (vojasöj) accusative I* воӧй (voöj) воясӧй (vojasöj) II* воӧс (voös) воясӧс (vojasös) instrumental вонам (vonam) вояснам (vojasnam) comitative воӧйкӧд (voöjköd) воясӧйкӧд (vojasöjköd) caritive вотӧгым (votögym) воястӧгым (vojastögym) consecutive воӧйла (voöjla) воясӧйла (vojasöjla) genitive воӧйлӧн (voöjlön) воясӧйлӧн (vojasöjlön) ablative воӧйлысь (voöjlysʹ) воясӧйлысь (vojasöjlysʹ) dative воӧйлы (voöjly) воясӧйлы (vojasöjly) inessive воам (voam) воясам (vojasam) elative восьым (vosʹym) вояссьым (vojassʹym) illative воам (voam) воясам (vojasam) egressive восяньым (vosʹanʹym) вояссяньым (vojassʹanʹym) approximative воланьым (volanʹym) воясланьым (vojaslanʹym) terminative воӧдзым (voödzʹym) воясӧдзым (vojasödzʹym) prolative I воӧдым (voödym) воясӧдым (vojasödym) II вотіым (votiym) воястіым (vojastiym) *) Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.
Second person singular singular plural nominative воыд (voyd) воясыд (vojasyd) accusative I* воыд (voyd) воясыд (vojasyd) II* вотӧ (votö) воястӧ (vojastö) instrumental вонад (vonad) вояснад (vojasnad) comitative воыдкӧд (voydköd) воясыдкӧд (vojasydköd) caritive вотӧгыд (votögyd) воястӧгыд (vojastögyd) consecutive воыдла (voydla) воясыдла (vojasydla) genitive воыдлӧн (voydlön) воясыдлӧн (vojasydlön) ablative воыдлысь (voydlysʹ) воясыдлысь (vojasydlysʹ) dative воыдлы (voydly) воясыдлы (vojasydly) inessive воад (voad) воясад (vojasad) elative восьыд (vosʹyd) вояссьыд (vojassʹyd) illative воад (voad) воясад (vojasad) egressive восяньыд (vosʹanʹyd) вояссяньыд (vojassʹanʹyd) approximative воланьыд (volanʹyd) воясланьыд (vojaslanʹyd) terminative воӧдзыд (voödzʹyd) воясӧдзыд (vojasödzʹyd) prolative I воӧдыд (voödyd) воясӧдыд (vojasödyd) II вотіыд (votiyd) воястіыд (vojastiyd) *) Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.
Third person singular singular plural nominative воыс (voys) воясыс (vojasys) accusative I* воыс (voys) воясыс (vojasys) II* восӧ (vosö) вояссӧ (vojassö) instrumental вонас (vonas) вояснас (vojasnas) comitative воыскӧд (voysköd) воясыскӧд (vojasysköd) caritive вотӧгыс (votögys) воястӧгыс (vojastögys) consecutive воысла (voysla) воясысла (vojasysla) genitive воыслӧн (voyslön) воясыслӧн (vojasyslön) ablative воыслысь (voyslysʹ) воясыслысь (vojasyslysʹ) dative воыслы (voysly) воясыслы (vojasysly) inessive воас (voas) воясас (vojasas) elative восьыс (vosʹys) вояссьыс (vojassʹys) illative воас (voas) воясас (vojasas) egressive восяньыс (vosʹanʹys) вояссяньыс (vojassʹanʹys) approximative воланьыс (volanʹys) воясланьыс (vojaslanʹys) terminative воӧдзыс (voödzʹys) воясӧдзыс (vojasödzʹys) prolative I воӧдыс (voödys) воясӧдыс (vojasödys) II вотіыс (votiys) воястіыс (vojastiys) *) Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.
First person plural singular plural nominative воным (vonym) воясным (vojasnym) accusative I* воным (vonym) воясным (vojasnym) II* вонымӧ (vonymö) вояснымӧ (vojasnymö) instrumental вонаным (vonanym) вояснаным (vojasnanym) comitative вонымкӧд (vonymköd) вояснымкӧд (vojasnymköd) caritive вотӧгным (votögnym) воястӧгным (vojastögnym) consecutive вонымла (vonymla) вояснымла (vojasnymla) genitive вонымлӧн (vonymlön) вояснымлӧн (vojasnymlön) ablative вонымлысь (vonymlysʹ) вояснымлысь (vojasnymlysʹ) dative вонымлы (vonymly) вояснымлы (vojasnymly) inessive воаным (voanym) воясаным (vojasanym) elative восьыным (vosʹynym) вояссьыным (vojassʹynym) illative воаным (voanym) воясаным (vojasanym) egressive восяньыным (vosʹanʹynym) вояссяньыным (vojassʹanʹynym) approximative воланьыным (volanʹynym) воясланьыным (vojaslanʹynym) terminative воӧдзыным (voödzʹynym) воясӧдзыным (vojasödzʹynym) prolative I воӧдыным (voödynym) воясӧдыным (vojasödynym) II вотіыным (votiynym) воястіыным (vojastiynym) *) Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.
Second person plural singular plural nominative воныд (vonyd) воясныд (vojasnyd) accusative I* воныд (vonyd) воясныд (vojasnyd) II* вонытӧ (vonytö) вояснытӧ (vojasnytö) instrumental вонаныд (vonanyd) вояснаныд (vojasnanyd) comitative воныдкӧд (vonydköd) воясныдкӧд (vojasnydköd) caritive вотӧгныд (votögnyd) воястӧгныд (vojastögnyd) consecutive воныдла (vonydla) воясныдла (vojasnydla) genitive воныдлӧн (vonydlön) воясныдлӧн (vojasnydlön) ablative воныдлысь (vonydlysʹ) воясныдлысь (vojasnydlysʹ) dative воныдлы (vonydly) воясныдлы (vojasnydly) inessive воаныд (voanyd) воясаныд (vojasanyd) elative восьыныд (vosʹynyd) вояссьыныд (vojassʹynyd) illative воаныд (voanyd) воясаныд (vojasanyd) egressive восяньыныд (vosʹanʹynyd) вояссяньыныд (vojassʹanʹynyd) approximative воланьыныд (volanʹynyd) воясланьыныд (vojaslanʹynyd) terminative воӧдзыныд (voödzʹynyd) воясӧдзыныд (vojasödzʹynyd) prolative I воӧдыныд (voödynyd) воясӧдыныд (vojasödynyd) II вотіыныд (votiynyd) воястіыныд (vojastiynyd) *) Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.
Third person plural singular plural nominative воныс (vonys) воясныс (vojasnys) accusative I* воныс (vonys) воясныс (vojasnys) II* вонысӧ (vonysö) вояснысӧ (vojasnysö) instrumental вонаныс (vonanys) вояснаныс (vojasnanys) comitative вонымкӧс (vonymkös) вояснымкӧс (vojasnymkös) caritive вотӧгныс (votögnys) воястӧгныс (vojastögnys) consecutive вонысла (vonysla) вояснысла (vojasnysla) genitive воныслӧн (vonyslön) воясныслӧн (vojasnyslön) ablative воныслысь (vonyslysʹ) воясныслысь (vojasnyslysʹ) dative воныслы (vonysly) воясныслы (vojasnysly) inessive воаныс (voanys) воясаныс (vojasanys) elative восьыныс (vosʹynys) вояссьыныс (vojassʹynys) illative воаныс (voanys) воясаныс (vojasanys) egressive восяньыныс (vosʹanʹynys) вояссяньыныс (vojassʹanʹynys) approximative воланьыныс (volanʹynys) воясланьыныс (vojaslanʹynys) terminative воӧдзыныс (voödzʹynys) воясӧдзыныс (vojasödzʹynys) prolative I воӧдыныс (voödynys) воясӧдыныс (vojasödynys) II вотіыныс (votiynys) воястіыныс (vojastiynys) *) Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

во • (vo)

1. inflection of воны (vony):
   1. imperative singular
   2. connegative singular

References

• Bubrikh, Dmitry V. (1949) Грамматика литературного коми языка [Grammar of the literary Komi language] (in Russian), Leningrad: Zhdanov Leningrad State University, page 40
• L. M. Beznosikova; E. A. Ajbabina; R. I. Kosnyreva (2000) Коми-русский словарь [Komi-Russian dictionary], →ISBN, page 103

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Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vъ(n).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vɔ]

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɔ

Preposition

во • (vo)

1. in

   Што правиш во мојата соба?

   Što praviš vo mojata soba?

   What are you doing in my room?

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Nivkh

Noun

во (vo)

1. nomadic camp
2. village, settlement, town

Derived terms

• вонӈ (vonŋ, “villager”)
• вофиӈ (vofiŋ, “villager”)

References

• 2000, Hidetoshi Shiraishi, "Nivkh consonant alternation does not involve hardening" in Journal of Chiba University Eurasian Society (3): 89–119.
• 1983, Chuner Taksami, Нивхско-русский и русско-нивхский словарь: 20–21.

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Russian

Alternative forms

• в (v)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [və]
• IPA^(key): [vɐ] (before a stressed syllable)
• IPA^(key): [ˈvo] (when stressed)

• Audio (stressed)

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Preposition

во • (vo)

1. (location) in, at, on (+ prepositional case)
2. (direction) to, into (+ accusative case)
3. (time) at, in, on

Usage notes

• The form во is used before some complex consonant clusters (words that begin with 2 or more consonants), such as во второ́м, во вто́рник, во Флори́де. In most cases, в (v) is used instead.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvo]

• Audio

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Particle

во • (vo)

1. (colloquial) Clipping of вот (vot).
   • 1982, Сергей Донатович Довлатов (Sergei Donatovich Dovlatov), Зона (Записки надзирателя); translated as Anne Frydman, transl., The Zone: A Prison Camp Guard's Story, A.A. Knopf, 1985, page 74:

     — Во мужи́к, гоноре́и не зна́ет! Да трипа́к же, трипа́к!

     — Vo mužík, gonoréi ne znájet! Da tripák že, tripák!

     "That's a peasant for you, doesn't know what gonorrhoea is! It's the clap, the clap!"

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Croatia): во̑л

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *volъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋôː/

Noun

во̑ m (Latin spelling vȏ)

1. (Bosnia, Serbia) ox

Declension

Declension of во

	singular	plural
nominative	во̑	во̀лови
genitive	вола	волова
dative	волу	воловима
accusative	вола	волове
vocative	во̏ле	волови
locative	волу	воловима
instrumental	волом	воловима

References

• “во” in Hrvatski jezični portal