бо

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bo"

Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bo]

• Audio:

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Conjunction

бо • (bo)

1. because

Synonyms

• таму́ што (tamú što)

Further reading

• “бо”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)

Chechen

Noun

бо • (bo) class ?

1. orphan

Ingush

Noun

бо • (bo) class ?

1. orphan

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• (Bitola) IPA^(key): /ˈbɒ(ː)/, /ˈbo̞(ː)/

Interjection

бо • (bo)

1. (regional, Bitola) wow

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bo.

Conjunction

бо • (bo)

1. for

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bo. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic бо (bo) and Old Polish bo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔ/→/bɔ/→/bɔ/

• (ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /bɔ/
• (ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /bɔ/
• (ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /bɔ/

• Hyphenation: бо

Conjunction

бо (bo)

1. for, as
   • 1076, Sviatoslav's izbornik‎^[1], page 2:

     рече бо въ сьрдьци моѥмь съкрꙑхъ словеса твоꙗ да не съгрѣшѫ тебѣ·

     reče bo vŭ sĭrdĭci mojemĭ sŭkryxŭ slovesa tvoja da ne sŭgrěšǫ tebě·

     For [one] said: In my heart I hid your words so I won't commit a sin before you

Derived terms

• убо (ubo)

Descendants

• Old Ruthenian: бо (bo)
  • Belarusian: бо (bo)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: бо (bo)
  • Ukrainian: бо (bo)

References

• Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893), “бо”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎^[2] (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 124

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak bo, from Proto-Slavic *bo. Cognates include Czech, Polish, and Slovak bo, Belarusian, Carpathian Rusyn, and Ukrainian бо (bo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɔ]
• Rhymes: -ɔ
• Hyphenation: бо

Conjunction

бо (bo)

1. because

   Synonym: прето же (preto že)

Adverb

бо (bo)

1. namely

Further reading

• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “бо”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy

Tajik

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian بَا (bā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bo/, [bɔ]

Preposition

бо • (bo) (Persian spelling با)

1. with

Tuvan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bū (“this”). Cognate with Turkish bu (“this”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔ/

Pronoun

бо • (bo)

1. (demonstrative) this

   Бо номнуң ады чүл? ― Bo nomnuñ adı çül? ― What is this book's name?

See also

Tuvan demonstrative pronouns

pronoun	nominative	genitive	accusative	dative	locative	ablative	allative
this	бо (bo)	мооң (mooñ)	мону (monu)	маңаа (mañaa)	мында (mında)	моон (moon)	боже (boje)
that	ол (ol)	ооң (ooñ)	ону (onu)	аңаа (añaa)	ында (ında)	оон (oon)	олче (olçe)
that (distal)	дөө (döö)	дөөң (dööñ)	дөөну (döönu)	дүгээ (dügee)	дүгде (dügde)	дөөн (döön)	дөөже (dööje)
these	болар (bolar)	боларның (bolarnıñ)	боларны (bolarnı)	боларга (bolarga)	боларда (bolarda)	болардан (bolardan)	боларже (bolarje)
those	олар (olar)	оларның (olarnıñ)	оларны (olarnı)	оларга (olarga)	оларда (olarda)	олардан (olardan)	оларже (olarje)
those (distal)	дөөлер (dööler)	дөөлерниң (döölerniñ)	дөөлерни (döölerni)	дөөлерге (döölerge)	дөөлерде (döölerde)	дөөлерден (döölerden)	дөөлерже (döölerje)

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian бо (bo), from Old East Slavic бо (bo), from Proto-Slavic *bo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɔ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Conjunction

бо • (bo)

1. because, for, since, as

   Synonyms: тому́ що (tomú ščo), адже́ (adžé), а що (a ščo)

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “бо”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “бо”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “бо”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “бо”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “бо”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “бо”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “бо”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)