йо

Avar

Alternative forms

• ё (jo) — alternative spelling
• ю (ju) — alternative spelling

Etymology

From й- (j-, “feminine prefix”) + -о (-o, “vocative suffix”).

Interjection

йо • (jo)

1. Used when addressing a woman.

   Synonym: я (ja)

   Йо, берцинай!

   Jo, bercinaj!

   Hey, beautiful!

   • (Can we date this quote?), (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     Йо, лъимер гьабуларей чӏужугӏадан, йоха-хинлъун йикӏа мун.

     Jo, lˢimer habularej čʼužuʻadan, joxa-xinlˢun jikʼa mun.

     Be glad, (hey) barren woman, you who never bore a child. (Galatians 4:27)

   • (Can we date this quote?), (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     Йо, чӏужугӏадан! Мун дурго гӏузруялдаса хвасарлъана.

     Jo, čʼužuʻadan! Mun durgo ʻuzrujaldasa xʷasarlˢana.

     (Hey) Woman, you are freed from your infirmity. (Luke 13:12)

See also

• ле (le)

Mariupol Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjo]
• Hyphenation: йо

Noun

йо • (jo)

1. oblique singular of йос (jos)

References

• G. A. Animica; M. P. Galikbarova (2013), Румеку глоса‎^[1], Donetsk, page 71

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɔ]

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

йо • (jo)

1. used to express surprise; really?!, seriously?!

   Synonyms: невже́ (nevžé), серйо́зно (serjózno)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hungarian jó.

Interjection

йо • (jo)

1. (Zakarpattia) used to express affirmation; alright, okay, I agree

   Synonyms: гара́зд (harázd), до́бре (dóbre)

2. (Zakarpattia) used as an informal greeting

References

• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “йо”, 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