ô

See also: Appendix:Variations of "o"

ô U+00F4, ô LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH CIRCUMFLEX Composition: o [U+006F] + ◌̂ [U+0302] ← ó [U+00F3] Latin-1 Supplement õ → [U+00F5]

Translingual

Letter

ô

1. (international standards) Transliterates Indic ऑ (or equivalent).

English

Symbol

ô

1. (lexicography) A dictionary transcription for the THOUGHT vowel; also an orthographic ⟨o⟩ with a diacritic that marks it as having that value, as in the word "nor".

   Synonyms: ȯ, ö

Particle

ô

1. Obsolete spelling of O.
   • c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):

     #*: O all you hoſt of heauen, ô earth, what els, / And ſhall I coupple hell, ô fie, hold, hold my hart

Albanian

Verb

ô

1. Gheg form of është, third-person singular present indicative of jam

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o/
• Rhymes: -o

Particle

ô

1. O (vocative)

   Ô mon Dieu!

   Oh my God!

   Ô Canada

   O Canada

   • 2017, Pomme, Pauline:

     Ô Pauline, pendus à tes bottines, les garçons passaient tous à côté de moi.

     Oh Pauline, the boys were all hung up on your ankle boots, and they took no notice of me.

Further reading

• “ô”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Gallo

Preposition

ô

1. with

Synonyms

• côteu

Jarai

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oː/

Letter

ô (upper case Ô)

1. The twenty-seventh letter of the Jarai alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Kashubian

Etymology

The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Kashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, and ô for development of the glyph itself.

Letter

ô (lower case, upper case Ô)

1. The twenty-third letter of the Kashubian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, àã, B b, C c, D d, E e, É é, Ë ë, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, O o, Ò ò, Ó ó, Ô ô, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ù ù, W w, Y y, Z z, Ż ż

Khalaj

Perso-Arabic		اوْ

Alternative forms

• ûo

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ol (“he, she, it”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oː], [o(ˑ)], [ʊ̞(ː)], [uː], [uˑ]
• (Mansûrâbâdî) IPA^(key): [oˑ]
• (Xaltâbâdî) IPA^(key): [oː]
• (Xarrâbî) IPA^(key): [oː], [o(ˑ)], [ʊ̞], [uː]

Pronoun

ô (definite accusative ûnı, plural ullar)

1. he, she, it

See also

Declension of Khalaj personal pronouns

	singular			plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
nominative	mən	sən	ô	biz	siz	ullar
genitive	mənüm	sənü̂ñ	unııñ	bizüm	sizü̂ñ	ullarııñ
dative	məñə	səñə	uña	bizkə	sizkə	ullarqa
accusative	mə̂nü	sə̂nü	ûnı	bizü	sizü	ulları
locative	mə̂ndiçə	sə̂ndiçə	ûndıça	bizdiçə	sizdiçə	ullarça
ablative	mə̂ndə	sə̂ndə	ûnda	bizdə	sizdə	ullarda
instrumental	mə̂ndilə	sə̂ndilə	ûndıla	bizdilə	sizdilə	ullarla
equative	mə̂ndivâra	sə̂ndivâra	ûndıvâra	bizdivâra	sizdivâra	ullarvâra

References

• Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
• Doerfer, Gerhard (1988) Grammatik des Chaladsch [Grammar of Khalaj] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN, →OCLC

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• ó
• ò
• o

Letter

ô

1. (obsolete) ó

Interjection

ô

1. oh!

Masurian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish o, from Proto-Slavic *o(b).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɔ
• Syllabification: ô

Preposition

ô

1. denotes object of discussion or thought; about (concerning) [with locative]
2. telling the time; at [with locative]
3. denotes object of a request, question, or actions; about, for [with accusative]
4. denotes object of care; about, for [with accusative]
5. denotes object of physical reaction or action; on, against [with accusative or locative]
6. denotes a possessed trait; of [with locative]
7. denotes object of dispute, claim, bet; for; about [with accusative]
8. denotes object that is the cause of accusation or some action; for [with accusative]
9. denotes a difference; by [with accusative]
10. denotes the circumstances of a given activity or the means enabling it to be performed [with locative]
11. denotes object immediately neighboring another; by [with locative]

Further reading

• Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “o”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur, volume 5, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 1

Neapolitan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /oː/

Contraction

ô

1. (Contraction of a 'o.) in (temporal preposition)
2. to the (specification of quantity)

Related terms

• â
• ê

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ow (Internet slang)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈo/

Interjection

ô

1. (informal) hey (used to draw someone’s attention)

   Ô João, vem cá.

   Hey John, come here.

Sango

Noun

ô

1. The name of the Latin-script letter Ô.

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) âa, bêe, dêe, êe, fêe, gâa, hâsi, îi, kâa, êle, êmo, êni, ô, pêe, êre, êsi, têe, ûu, vêe, wêe, yêe, zêe

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• o (eye dialect)
• o, 'o, o', ò (misspelled)

Etymology

From the Univerbation of a (“to, forward”, preposition) +‎ u (“the”, masculine singular definite article). Doublet of a lu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɔː]

Preposition

ô

1. Contraction of a u (“to the”).

   Staju jennu ô Càssaru.

   I'm going to [the] Cassaro.

   Dumani mi trovi ô Castiḍḍuzzu.

   Tomorrow you will find me at [the] Castelluccio.

   Ascùtami ô zìu.

   Listen to [the] your uncle.

Usage notes

• Only used before nouns (or nominalized forms of other parts of speech, most often adjectives) that begin with consonants; before vowel-initial words, the form a l' is used, the Apocopic form of a lu (way less used).

Inflection

Sicilian definite articled prepositions
	Masculine singular definite article	Feminine singular definite article	Masculine and feminine plural definite article
	u/lu	a/la	i/li
a	ô (older also: a lu)	â (older also: a la)	ê (older also: a li)
di	dû (older also: di lu)	dâ (older also: di la)	dî (older also: di li)
cu	cû (older also: cu lu)	câ (older also: cu la)	chî (older also: cu li)
pi	pû (older also: pi lu)	pâ (older also: pi la)	pî (older also: pi li)
nna	nnô (older also: nna lu)	nnâ (older also: nna la)	nnê (older also: nna li)
nni	nnû (older also: nni lu)	nnâ (older also: nni la)	nnî (older also: nni li)

Silesian

Etymology

The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Silesian language article on Wikipedia for more, and ô for development of the glyph itself.

Letter

ô (lower case, upper case Ô)

1. The twenty-second letter of the Silesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, àã, B b, C c, Ć ć, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o, Ŏ ŏ, Ō ō, Ô ô, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, Ś ś, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Z z, Ź ź, Ż ż

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [u̯o]

Letter

ô (upper case Ô)

1. The twenty-ninth letter of the Slovak alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) písmeno; A a, Á á, Ä ä, B b, C c, Č č, D d, Ď ď, Dz dz, Dž dž, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, Ch ch, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ĺ ĺ, Ľ ľ, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ó ó, Ô ô, P p, Q q, R r, Ŕ ŕ, S s, Š š, T t, Ť ť, U u, Ú ú, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Z z, Ž ž

Tîrî

Noun

ô

1. head

References

• Osumi, M. (1995). Tinrin Grammar. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. page 60

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔo˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔow˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔow˧˧]

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Portuguese ô.

Noun

ô

1. The name of the Latin-script letter Ô/ô.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French o.

Noun

ô

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

Usage notes

The letters O and o take this name if they are not treated as alphabetic letters used to represent phonemes (/ɔ/). For example, in geometry, "point O" is called "điểm ô", not "*điểm o".

Synonyms

• o

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 烏 (“crow”).

Adjective

ô

1. (of a horse) black
   • (Can we date this quote?), “Lí ngựa ô [Ballad of the Black Horse]”:

     Khớp con ngựa ngựa ô. / Ngựa ô anh khớp, anh khớp cái kiệu vàng

     Bridling a black horse. / The black horse he bridled, he bridled with a golden litter.

   • (Can we date this quote?), Trần Tiến (lyrics and music), “Ngựa ô thương nhớ [Black Horse of Longing]”:

     Khớp ! Khớp ! Khớp ! Khớp con ngựa ô, ngựa ô, ngựa ô!

     Bridle! Bridle! Bridle the black horse! The black horse! The black horse!

See also

• đen
• mun
• mực

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) ô • (𢄓)

1. (Northern Vietnam, Central Vietnam) umbrella (cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun)

   Synonym: dù

Etymology 5

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ô

1. (of a table or grid) a cell
2. a blank (space to be filled in on a form or template)

   ô trống ― a blank

See also

• cột (“column”)
• hàng (“row”)
• bảng (“table”)

Walloon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oː/

Letter

ô (upper case Ô)

1. A letter of the Walloon alphabet, written in the Latin script..

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ˈoː/

Letter

ô (upper case Ô)

1. The letter O, marked for its long stressed pronunciation, either in a monosyllabic word or in the final syllable of a polysyllabic word.