-O

Meaning of -O in English

■ suffix forming chiefly informal or slang variants or derivatives such as beano .

Origin

perh. from oh 1 , reinforced by abbreviated forms such as hippo .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

O — I. ˈō noun ( plural o's or os ˈōz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 15th letter …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-O — I. (ˌ)ō noun suffix ( -s ) Etymology: perhaps from oh (I) : one that is or that constitutes or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
O' — preposition also o ə Etymology: in sense 1 from Middle English o, o-, alteration of on; in sense 2 from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
O — /oh/ , interj., n., pl. O's . interj. 1. (used before a name in direct address, esp. in solemn or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
O — I. ˈō noun ( plural o's or os ˈōz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
O' — also o ə, ō Etymology: Middle English o, o-, contraction of on & of Date: 13th century 1. chiefly dialect …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
O — O 1 (also o ) ■ noun ( plural Os or O's ) 1》 the fifteenth letter of the alphabet. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
O — I O, o BrE AmE əʊ AmE oʊ ▷ O's, o's, Os əʊz AmE oʊz —Communications code name: Oscar ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
O — / əʊ; NAmE oʊ/ noun , exclamation ■ noun (also o ) ( pl. Os , O's , o's / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
O — I. O 1 BrE AmE , o /əʊ $ oʊ/ noun ( plural O’s , o’s ) 1 . [uncountable …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
O — 1. n. (also o) (pl. Os or O's) 1. the fifteenth letter of the alphabet. 2 (0) nought, zero (in …
Oxford English vocab
O’ — O’ is used in written English to represent the word ‘of’ pronounced in a particular way. I lost a lot …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
O — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES at three o'clock/seven thirty etc on the dot (= at exactly 3:00/7:30 etc ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
O' — preposition - used in writing to represent of when its f is not pronounceda bottle o' beera bag o' chipsO' …
Cambridge English vocab
O — (LETTER) (plural O's or Os), o (plural o's or os) [noun] [C] - the 15th letter of the English alphabetO …
Cambridge English vocab
O' — I прист. O' префикс перед именами ирландского происхождения O'Connor ≈ O'Коннор II предл. 1) сокр. от of 2) сокр. от …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
O — I сокр. от Ocean океан II сокр. от ohm ом нуль, ноль (в номерах телефонов, обозначениях времени, дат и т. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
O — _I 1. əʋ n ( pl O's, Os, o's, os, oes əʋz ) 1. 1> 15-я буква английского алфавита 2> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
O — I 1. [əʋ] n ( pl O's, Os, o's, os, oes [əʋz] ) 1. 1) 15-я буква английского алфавита 2) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
O — I 1. [əʋ] n ( pl O's, Os, o's, os, oes [əʋz] ) 1. 1) 15-я буква английского алфавита 2) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
O' — _I ə prep ( сокр. от of) four o'clock - четыре часа man-o'war - военный корабль will-o'-the wisp - блуждающий …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
O — _I 1. əʋ n ( pl O's, Os, o's, os, oes əʋz ) 1. 1> 15-я буква английского алфавита 2> …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
O — _I 1. əʋ n ( pl O's, Os, o's, os, oes əʋz ) 1. 1> 15-я буква английского алфавита 2> …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
O — I əu мн. - Os, O's, Oes əuz пятнадцатая буква англ. алфавита; O - прописная, o - строчная II 1) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
O — I [†Ќ] мн. - Os, O's, Oes [†ЌЄ] пятнадцатая буква англ. алфавита; O - прописная, o - строчная II 1) - o; - oh …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
O' — _I O' _pref. перед ирландскими именами, напр.: O'Connor O'Коннор _II _prep. 1> _сокр.; of of six o'clock - шесть часов …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
O' — I O' pref. перед ирландскими именами, напр.: O'Connor O'Коннор II prep. 1. сокр.; of of six o'clock - шесть часов …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
O — o _I əu _n. (_pl. Os, O's, Oes ouz ) 1> 15-ая буква англ. алфавита 2> нуль, ничто _II əu …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
O — [n.] (pl Os, o's oes) 1) [15-я буква английского алфавита] 2) звук « о » 3) нуль, ничто thou art …
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
O' — I прист. O' префикс перед именами ирландского происхождения O'Connor ≈ O'Коннор II предл. 1) сокр. от of 2) сокр. от …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
O — I сокр. от Ocean океан II сокр. от ohm ом нуль, ноль (в номерах телефонов, обозначениях времени, дат и т. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
O — daotan;maalauton
English-Visayan vocabulary
O- — I. combining form or o~ see: egg egg , II. abbreviation orth- or orth~
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
O' — also o preposition Etymology: Middle English o, o-, contraction of on & of Date: 13th century on , of
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
O — see: oh II. noun Date: 1929 the one of the four ABO blood groups characterized by the absence of antigens …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-O- — Etymology: Greek, thematic vowel of many nouns and adjectives in combination — used as a connective vowel originally to join …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-O — I. noun suffix Etymology: perhaps from 1oh one that is, has the qualities of, or is associated with , II. …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-O- — Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, from Greek, thematic vowel of many nouns and adjectives in combination — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
O — (interj.) An exclamation used in calling or directly addressing a person or personified object; also, as an emotional or impassioned …
Английский словарь Webster
O — (a.) One.
Английский словарь Webster
O — (n.) A cipher; zero.
Английский словарь Webster
O — (n.) The letter O, or its sound.
Английский словарь Webster
O — () Among the ancients, O was a mark of triple time, from the notion that the ternary, or number 3, …
Английский словарь Webster
O' — (prep.) A shortened form of of or on.
Английский словарь Webster
O' — () A prefix to Irish family names, which signifies grandson or descendant of, and is a character of dignity; as, …
Английский словарь Webster
O — () O, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, derives its form, value, and name from the Greek O, through …
Английский словарь Webster
O' — A prefix to Irish family names, which signifies grandson or descendant of, and is a character of dignity; as, O'Neil, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
O' — ( prep. ) A shortened form of of or on.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
O — Among the ancients, O was a mark of triple time, from the notion that the ternary, or number 3, is …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
O — ( n. ) The letter O, or its sound.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
O — ( n. ) Something shaped like the letter O; a circle or oval.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
O — ( n. ) A cipher; zero.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
O — ( interj. ) An exclamation used in calling or directly addressing a person or personified object; also, as an emotional …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
O — ( a. ) One.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
O. — 1. pint. [ octarius ] 2. octavo. 3. off. 4. old. 5. only. 6. order. 7. Baseball. out; outs.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
-O — 1. a suffix occurring as the final element in informal shortenings of nouns ( ammo; combo; condo; limo; promo ); …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
-O- — the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Greek origin (as -i- is, in compounds of Latin origin), …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
O- — o- 1 Chem. an abridgment of ortho- . o- 2 var. of ob- before m: omission. o- 3 var. of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
O' — a prefix meaning "descendant," in Irish family names: O'Brien; O'Connor. [ repr. Ir ó descendant, OIr au ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
O' — /euh, oh/ , prep. 1. an abbreviated form of of, as in o'clock or will-o'-the-wisp. 2. an abbreviated form of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
O' — belonging to
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
O — n. 15th letter of the alphabet; symbol for zero
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
O — n. nonmetallic diatomic element that is normally colorless odorless and tasteless and which is the most abundant element and is …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
O — Henry pen name of William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), American writer of short stories, author of "Cabbages and Kings"
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed

Concise Oxford English vocab

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