бо

From Proto-Slavic *bo.

• IPA^(key): [bo]

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бо • (bo)

1. because

• таму́ што (tamú što)

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

бо • (bo) class ?

1. orphan

бо • (bo) class ?

1. orphan

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

бо • (bo)

1. (regional, Bitola) wow

From Proto-Slavic *bo.

бо • (bo)

1. for

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

• Hyphenation: бо

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

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

• 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

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

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

бо (bo)

1. because

   Synonym: прето же (preto že)

бо (bo)

1. namely

• 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

Inherited from Classical Persian بَا (bā).

• IPA^(key): /bo/, [bɔ]

бо • (bo) (Persian spelling با)

1. with

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

• IPA^(key): /pɔ/

бо • (bo)

1. (demonstrative) this

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

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

• IPA^(key): [bɔ]

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бо • (bo)

1. because, for, since, as

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

• 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)