oo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "oo"

English

Etymology 1

Representation of a long-o sound.

Noun

oo (plural oos)

1. (obsolete) (Ω, ω) The Greek letter omega.

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Etymology 2

Wikispecies

From Hawaiian ʻōʻō, resembling its call.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈəʊ.əʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈoʊ.oʊ/

Noun

oo (plural oos)

2. Any of four Hawaiian birds of the genus Moho, formerly classed with the honeyeaters and now believed to be extinct. [from 19th c.]
   • 1898, Liliuokalani, Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen:

     On this visit I made careful inquiries as to the success of Mr. Gay's efforts to raise the "Oo" bird on this island.

   • 2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press, page 161:

     Several years earlier, she had arranged to bring three pairs of the rapidly vanishing ʻōʻō bird from Hawai‘i island to Kaua‘i, hoping they would form a new colony.

Synonyms

• moho, hoohoo

Translations

Translations

• Hawaiian: ʻōʻō
• Latin: moho

Etymology 3

See ooh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uː/

Interjection

oo

1. Alternative form of ooh

See also

• ooh ah ah
• ooh-ah-ah
• ooh arrh
• ooh-wee

 

Cebuano

Interjection

oo

1. yes

   Antonym: dili

Chickasaw

Verb

oo (stative, irregular)

1. to be (something)

Usage notes

• It replaces the use of ya in sentences where a Class II subject marker cannot be used. It never takes any subject markers.
• It cannot be used alone and must always be used with verb endings such as -tok, -taam, -a'chi, etc.
• For the future tense, a'chi can be used as a standalone word rather than a suffix completely replacing the use of a verb and having the meaning "will be". Similarly, a'ni, "might be" could possibly work in a similar fashion, replacing the presence of an explicit verb as well, although it is not normally used in sentences expressing being something.
• The prefix hoo- is never used with any forms of the verb "to be" (ya, oo, a'chi).
• To ask questions such as "Is it a/an....", see the entries for the noun suffixes -to̠ (used after consonants) and -hto̠ (used after vowels).

Synonyms

• ya

Estonian

Noun

oo (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. The name of the Latin-script letter O/o.

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoː/, [ˈo̞ː]
• Rhymes: -oː
• Hyphenation^(key): oo

Etymology 1

From Latin ō.

Noun

oo

1. The name of the Latin-script letter O/o.

Declension

Inflected forms are often substituted with corresponding form of o-kirjain (“letter o”)

Inflection of oo (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative		oo	oot
genitive		oon	oiden oitten
partitive		oota	oita
illative		oohon	oihin
		singular	plural
nominative		oo	oot
accusative	nom.	oo	oot
	gen.	oon
genitive		oon	oiden oitten
partitive		oota	oita
inessive		oossa	oissa
elative		oosta	oista
illative		oohon	oihin
adessive		oolla	oilla
ablative		oolta	oilta
allative		oolle	oille
essive		oona	oina
translative		ooksi	oiksi
abessive		ootta	oitta
instructive		—	oin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of oo (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ooni ooni accusative nom. ooni ooni gen. ooni genitive ooni oideni oitteni partitive ootani oitani inessive oossani oissani elative oostani oistani illative oohoni oihini adessive oollani oillani ablative ooltani oiltani allative oolleni oilleni essive oonani oinani translative ookseni oikseni abessive oottani oittani instructive — — comitative — oineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative oosi oosi accusative nom. oosi oosi gen. oosi genitive oosi oidesi oittesi partitive ootasi oitasi inessive oossasi oissasi elative oostasi oistasi illative oohosi oihisi adessive oollasi oillasi ablative ooltasi oiltasi allative oollesi oillesi essive oonasi oinasi translative ooksesi oiksesi abessive oottasi oittasi instructive — — comitative — oinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative oomme oomme accusative nom. oomme oomme gen. oomme genitive oomme oidemme oittemme partitive ootamme oitamme inessive oossamme oissamme elative oostamme oistamme illative oohomme oihimme adessive oollamme oillamme ablative ooltamme oiltamme allative oollemme oillemme essive oonamme oinamme translative ooksemme oiksemme abessive oottamme oittamme instructive — — comitative — oinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative oonne oonne accusative nom. oonne oonne gen. oonne genitive oonne oidenne oittenne partitive ootanne oitanne inessive oossanne oissanne elative oostanne oistanne illative oohonne oihinne adessive oollanne oillanne ablative ooltanne oiltanne allative oollenne oillenne essive oonanne oinanne translative ooksenne oiksenne abessive oottanne oittanne instructive — — comitative — oinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative oonsa oonsa accusative nom. oonsa oonsa gen. oonsa genitive oonsa oidensa oittensa partitive ootaan ootansa oitaan oitansa inessive oossaan oossansa oissaan oissansa elative oostaan oostansa oistaan oistansa illative oohonsa oihinsa adessive oollaan oollansa oillaan oillansa ablative ooltaan ooltansa oiltaan oiltansa allative oolleen oollensa oilleen oillensa essive oonaan oonansa oinaan oinansa translative ookseen ooksensa oikseen oiksensa abessive oottaan oottansa oittaan oittansa instructive — — comitative — oineen oinensa

Etymology 2

Verb

oo

1. (colloquial or dialectal) inflection of olla:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular imperative
   3. second-person singular imperative connegative

   Mä oon sitten ruma! — Etkä oo!

   I'm so-o ugly! — No, you are not!

   Oo nyt vähän aikaa paikallas!

   Be still for a moment, will you!

Alternative forms

• ole (standard)

Ingrian

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈoː/, [ˈoː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈoː/, [ˈo̝ː]
• Rhymes: -oː
• Hyphenation: oo

Verb

oo

1. inflection of olla:
   1. present indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular imperative
   3. second-person singular imperative connegative

References

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 122

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish tú, from Proto-Celtic *tū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u/, /uː/

Pronoun

oo (emphatic uss)

1. you (singular, informal)

Middle English

Middle English numbers ^(edit)

		10
	←  0	1	2  → [a], [b]	10  →
Cardinal: oon, oo     Ordinal: first     Adverbial: ene, enes, ones     Multiplier: sengle     Distributive: sengle

Etymology 1

An apocopic form of oon; compare an.

Alternative forms

• ho, o
• a (Early Middle English, Northern)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔː/
• (early) IPA^(key): /ɑː/
• (Northern) IPA^(key): /aː/

Numeral

oo

1. one
   • c. 1384, John Wycliffe, Wycliffe's Bible (translation from the Vulgate), Genesis 11:1:

     Forſoþe þe erþe was of oo lip, and of þe ſame wordis.

     Truly the earth was of one tongue, and of the same words.

Descendants

• Scots: ae
• Yola: o, o'

Pronoun

oo

1. (rare) one

Descendants

• Scots: ae

Adjective

oo

1. (rare) first

References

• “ō̆, num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

A rendering of Ancient Greek ὦ (ô, interjection).

Particle

oo

1. Alternative form of O.

Murui Huitoto

Etymology

Cognates include Minica Huitoto o and Nüpode Huitoto o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔː]
• Hyphenation: oo

Pronoun

oo

1. you

Declension

Declension of oo

	singular	dual		plural
		m	f
Absolutive	oo	omɨko	omɨñoɨ	omoɨ
Nominative	oodɨ	omɨkodɨ	omɨñoɨdɨ	omoɨdɨ
Accusative	oona	omɨkona	omɨñoɨna	omoɨna
Dative/Locative	oomo	omɨkomo	omɨñoɨmo	omoɨmo
Ablative	oomona	omɨkomona	omɨñoɨmona	omoɨmona
Instrumental	oodo	omɨkodo	omɨñoɨdo	omoɨdo
Causal	oori	omɨkori	omɨñoɨri	omoɨri
Privative	oonino	omɨkonino	omɨñoɨnino	omoɨnino

References

• Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎^[2] (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 201
• Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.‎^[3], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 157

Ojibwe

Particle

oo

1. oh!

   "Oo, yay," ikido, "azhigwa onjigaawan iniw mitigoon."

   "Oh, my," she said, "those trees are running now."

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/oo-pc-disc

Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English wull.

Alternative forms

• wol

Noun

oo (plural oos or oose)

1. wool
2. (in the plural) fluff

Etymology 2

Pronoun

oo

1. Alternative form of we

References

• “oo, n.1, v.1.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.
• “oo, pers. pron.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.

Somali

Conjunction

oo

1. that
2. and (in verb and adjective constructions)

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həqə (“yes; expression of agreement”). Compare Hanunoo ho, Palawan Batak ee, Cebuano oo, Hiligaynon hoo, and Tausug huun.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔoʔo/ [ˈʔoː.ʔo], (relaxed) /ˈʔəʔə/ [ˈʔəː.ʔə]
  • Rhymes: -oʔo
• (dialectal) IPA^(key): /ˈʔuʔo/ [ˈʔuː.ʔo]
  • Rhymes: -uʔo
• Syllabification: o‧o

Interjection

oo (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜂ)

1. (informal) yes

   Synonym: (Bataan) ao

   Antonym: hindi

Usage notes

• The term opo and oho is used instead as an honorific when talking to elders, superiors, or even strangers to show politeness.
• The relaxed pronunciation can also be used to denote that the listener is still listening or is still interested in what the speaker is saying. (backchanneling cue)

Alternative forms

• huo — Rizal

Derived terms

• magpaoo
• mapaoo
• oho
• onaman
• onga
• oohan
• opo
• pag-oo
• pagpapaoo
• paoohan
• paoohin
• tagaoo
• umoo

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔoʔoʔ/ [ˈʔoː.ʔoʔ]
• Rhymes: -oʔoʔ
• Syllabification: o‧o

Noun

oò (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜂ)

1. Alternative form of uo: feces

Derived terms

• umoo

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔoˈʔoʔ/ [ʔoˈʔoʔ]
• Rhymes: -oʔ
• Syllabification: o‧o

Noun

oô (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜂ)

1. Obsolete form of uo.

Further reading

• “oo”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “oo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tlingit

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uː/

Letter

oo (upper case Oo)

1. (US) A letter of the Tlingit alphabet, written in the Latin script.

   Synonym: ù

See also

• Canada: (Latin-script letters) A a, Á á, À à,  â, Ch ch, Chʼ chʼ, D d, Dł dł, Dz dz, E e, É é, È è, Ê ê, G g, Gw gw, Gh gh, Ghw ghw, H h, I i, Í í, Ì ì, Πî, J j, K k, Kw kw, Kʼ kʼ, Kʼw kʼw, Kh kh, Khw khw, Khʼ khʼ, Khʼw khʼw (L l), Ł ł, Łʼ łʼ (M m), N n (O o), S s, Sʼ sʼ, Sh sh, T t, Tʼ tʼ, Tl tl, Tlʼ tlʼ, Ts ts, Tsʼ tsʼ, U u, Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, W w, X x, Xw xw, Xʼ xʼ, Xʼw xʼw, Xh xh, Xhw xhw, Xhʼ xhʼ, Xhʼw xhʼw, Y y (Ÿ ÿ), ․
• US: (Latin-script letters) A a, Á á, Aa aa, Áa áa, Ch ch, Chʼ chʼ, D d, Dl dl, Dz dz, E e, É é, Ee ee, Ée ée, Ei ei, Éi éi, G g, Gw gw, G̱ g̱, G̱w g̱w, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, Kw kw, Kʼ kʼ, Kʼw kʼw, Ḵ ḵ, Ḵw ḵw, Ḵʼ ḵʼ, Ḵʼw ḵʼw, L l, Lʼ lʼ (Ḻ ḻ, M m), N n (O o), Oo oo, Óo óo, S s, Sʼ sʼ, Sh sh, T t, Tʼ tʼ, Tl tl, Tlʼ tlʼ, Ts ts, Tsʼ tsʼ, U u, Ú ú, W w, X x, Xw xw, Xʼ xʼ, Xʼw xʼw, X̱ x̱, X̱w x̱w, X̱ʼ x̱ʼ, X̱ʼw x̱ʼw, Y y (Ÿ ÿ, Y̱ y̱), ․

Võro

Noun

oo (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. The name of the Latin-script letter O/o.

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Yami

Noun

oo

1. (anatomy) head

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• òwò

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /òò/

Noun

òò

1. (Ekiti) business, trade

   Synonym: ajé

Etymology 2

From Proto-Yoruba *-wó, from Proto-Edekiri *-wó, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *-ɓó. Compare with Ifè wówo, Itsekiri wó, Olukumi wó, Ede Nago wo, and Igala wójì.

Alternative forms

• wúwo (Standard Yoruba)
• wówo (Oǹdó, Owé, and Ìjẹ̀bú)
• wó (Eastern Àkókó)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /óō/

Verb

óo

1. (Ekiti) to be heavy

   Synonym: rìn (Ikale)

   erù í mọ̀ óo

   This load is certainly heavy

Derived terms

• ùóo (“state of heaviness”)