ако

See also: яко, ꙗко, and Appendix:Variations of "ako"

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Conjunction

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)

Etymology 2

Childish onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈako]

Noun

а́ко • (ákon

  1. (childish) poo
    Synonym: а́ки (áki)
Declension
Declension of а́ко
singular
indefinite а́ко
áko
definite а́кото
ákoto

References

  • 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

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jako.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈakɔ]
  • Audio:(file)

Conjunction

ако • (ako)

  1. if

Usage notes

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

Particle

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

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

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Conjunction

а̏ко (Latin spelling ȁko)

  1. if
    ако ово је крајif this is the end

Usage notes

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

Synonyms