Translingual

Symbol

O

1. Symbol for oxygen.
2. The upper bound function also known as big O .

English

Noun

O (plural O's)

1. The fifteenth letter of the English alphabet.
2. A blood type.
3. A zero (used in reading out numbers).

Interjection

O!

1. Same as oh.

Abbreviation

O

1. Operator

See also

• Wikipedia article on blood types

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin illo .

Definite article

o m singular

1. the

   O río Ebro – "The Ebro River"

Usage notes

• Becomes l' before many words beginning with a vowel.
• The form lo, either pronounced as lo or ro, can be found after words ending with an -o.
• Eastern dialects use the form el.

Italian

Conjunction

o

1. or

Variant forms

• od (used optionally before words beginning with a vowel)

Japanese

o (お or を)

Romanization of:

1. 御- (お) (prefix indicating that the succeeding noun is honorific)
2. -を (suffix indicating that the preceding noun or noun phrase is a direct object)
3. 尾 (お) (tail)
4. 苧 (お) (hemp or flax)
5. 緒 (お) (cord or strap)

Also see ō .

Kunyomi

1. 御
2. 小
3. 堕
4. 降

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin ille.

Definite article

o m singular

1. the

   Lá vem o sol. – "Here comes the sun."

Personal pronoun

o m singular

1. him, it (as a direct object; as an indirect object, see lhe ; after prepositions, see ele).

   Encontrei-o na rua. – "I met him/it in the street."

Usage notes

• Becomes -lo after verb forms ending in -r, -s, or -z, the pronouns nos and vos, and the adverb eis; the ending letter causing the change disappears.

  After ver: Posso vê-lo? = "May I see him/it?"

  After pôs: Quero pô-lo ali. = "I want to put him/it there."

  After fiz: Fi-lo ficar contente. = "I made him/it become happy."

  After nos: Deu-no-lo relutantemente. = "He gave him/it to us reluctantly."

  After eis: Ei-lo! = "Behold him/it!"

• Becomes -na after a nasal diphthong: -ão, -am [ɐ̃w̃], -õe [õj̃], -em, -êm [ẽj̃].

  Detêm-no como prisioneiro. = "They detain him/it as a prisoner."

• In Brasil it is being abandoned in favor of the nominative form ele.

  Eu o vi. → Eu vi ele. = "I saw him/it."

Spanish

Conjunction

o

1. or

Variant forms

• u (used before words beginning with a vowel)

Tok Pisin

Conjunction

o

1. or

Turkish

Personal pronoun

o

1. he, she

Related terms

• onu
• ona
• onda
• ondan
• onlar

Demonstrative pronoun

o

1. that

See also

• -i
• -ı
• -ü
• -u