ако

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Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

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By surface analysis, а (a, but) +‎ -ко (-ko) (interrogative particle).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈako]
  • IPA(key): [ɐˈkɔ]
  • Audio; ако́ (akó):(file)

Conjunction

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а́ко or ако́ (áko or akó)

  1. if
    ако и даako i daeven if
    осве́н акоosvén akounless
  2. (archaic, dialectal) nevertheless, anyways
    Synonym: обаче (obače)
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Etymology 2

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Childish onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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а́ко (ákon

  1. (childish) poo
    Synonym: а́ки (áki)
Declension
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References

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  • ако”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • ако”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • ако in Bǎlgarski tǎlkoven rečnik
  • ако in PONS - bǎlgarski-nemski prevod
  • ако in Slovored - udarenija na dumi
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “ако̀, а̀ко”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 6

Anagrams

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Macedonian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jako.

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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ако (ako)

  1. if

Usage notes

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  • This word is mostly used with verbs in the present tense and for realistic conditions. Otherwise, да (da) tends to be used.

Particle

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ако (ako)

  1. (colloquial) A particle expressing or asking for permission.
    Нема да се вратам вечер дома. Ако?Nema da se vratam večer doma. Ako?I won't return home this evening. Is that all right?
    Ако да ја сменам бравата?Ako da ja smenam bravata?Is it all right if I change the lock?

References

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  • ако in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jako (how, in which way).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /âko/
  • Hyphenation: а‧ко

Conjunction

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а̏ко (Latin spelling ȁko)

  1. if
    ако ово је крајif this is the end

Usage notes

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Ако is used to express indicative mood; to express subjunctive mood, да or кад are generally used instead.

Synonyms

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