tó

See also: τό and Appendix:Variations of "to"

Alternative forms

tú (Mescalero)

Noun

tó

(Chiricahua) water

References

Marianna Di Paolo, Arthur K. Spears, Languages and Dialects in the U.S.: Focus on Diversity (2014, →ISBN, page 38 (citing Hoijer 1938)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese todo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈto/
Rhymes: -o
Syllabification: tó

Determiner

tó m sg (feminine toa, masculine plural tós, feminine plural toas)

all, every
whole, entire

Usage notes

Lagarteiru uses tó both as a masculine and a feminine determiner, the feminine form toa is only used in Mañegu and Valverdeñu.

Pronoun

tó m sg (feminine toa, masculine plural tós, feminine plural toas)

everything, everyone

References

Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎, 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʰɔuː/
Rhymes: -ɔuː

Etymology 1

From Old Norse tó (“patch of grass”).

Noun

tó f (genitive singular tóar, plural tør)

a grassy patch among rocks or cliffs

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tó	tóin	tør	tørnar
accusative	tó	tóina	tør	tørnar
dative	tó	tóini	tørum	tørunum
genitive	tóar	tóarinnar	tøra	tøranna

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Etymology 2

From Old Norse þó, from Proto-Germanic *þauh.

Adverb

tó (not comparable)

still, yet, anyway, nonetheless

Synonyms

jú, hóast, kortini

Derived terms

tó at (“although”, conjunction)

For pronunciation and definitions of tó – see 佗 (“which”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 佗).

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *towe (“lake, pond”).^[1]^[2] Cognates include Southern Mansi то̄ (tō, “lake”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈtoː]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -toː

Noun

tó (plural tavak)

lake

Declension

More information Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony), singular ...

Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	tó	tavak
accusative	tavat	tavakat
dative	tónak	tavaknak
instrumental	tóval	tavakkal
causal-final	tóért	tavakért
translative	tóvá	tavakká
terminative	tóig	tavakig
essive-formal	tóként	tavakként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	tóban	tavakban
superessive	tavon	tavakon
adessive	tónál	tavaknál
illative	tóba	tavakba
sublative	tóra	tavakra
allative	tóhoz	tavakhoz
elative	tóból	tavakból
delative	tóról	tavakról
ablative	tótól	tavaktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	tóé	tavaké
non-attributive possessive - plural	tóéi	tavakéi

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More information Possessive forms of, possessor ...

Possessive forms of tó
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	tavam	tavaim
2nd person sing.	tavad	tavaid
3rd person sing.	tava	tavai
1st person plural	tavunk	tavaink
2nd person plural	tavatok	tavaitok
3rd person plural	tavuk	tavaik

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Derived terms

Compound words

Descendants

→ Romanian: tău

References

[1]
Entry #1070 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
[2]
tó in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʰouː/
Rhymes: -ouː

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse tó (“patch of grass”).

Noun

tó f (genitive singular tór or tóar, nominative plural tór or tær)

grassy patch among rocks or cliffs

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tó	tóin	tór, tær	tórnar, tærnar
accusative	tó	tóna	tór, tær	tórnar, tærnar
dative	tó	tónni	tóm	tónum
genitive	tór, tóar	tórinnar, tóarinnar	tóa	tónna

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Declension of tó (feminine)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Norse tó (“wool”), from Proto-Germanic *tawwą.

Noun

tó n (genitive singular tós, no plural)

wool
Synonym: ull

Declension

More information singular, indefinite ...

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	tó	tóið
accusative	tó	tóið
dative	tói	tóinu
genitive	tós	tósins

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Declension of tó (sg-only neuter)

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *tuˑ (“water”). Cognates include Western Apache tú and Chiricahua tú.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [txʷó]

Audio: (file)

Noun

tó (possessed form -toʼ, prefixal form tá-, distributive plural daató)

water, liquid, fluid
- 1985, Diyin God Bizaad: The Holy Bible in Navajo, Mark 1:8:
  Shí éí tó tʼéiyá bee danihisį́į́h ńtʼééʼ; ndi bí tʼéí Níłchʼi Diyinii yee danihisį́įh dooleeł.
  I indeed have baptized you with water; but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
Tó éí iiná átʼé.
Water is life.

Inflection

More information singular, duoplural ...

	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	shitoʼ	nihitoʼ	danihitoʼ
2nd person	nitoʼ	nihitoʼ	danihitoʼ
3rd person	bitoʼ
4th person (3o)	yitoʼ
4th person (3a)	hatoʼ
Indefinite (3i)	atoʼ

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possessives of tó

Derived terms

tééh
tó háálį́įgo bá hazʼą́ (“fountain”)
tó háálínígi (“water fountain”)
tó nilį́į́h (“stream”)
tó nitéél nitságo atságáá (“tsunami”)
tódiłhił (“whiskey, liquor”)
tónteel (“ocean, sea, large lake”)
tooh (“river”)
tóchxǫ́ʼí (“filthy water”)

Related terms

taah (“into the water”)
bitooʼ (“juice”)
tééh (“deep water”)

Verb

tó

come

References

R. Blench, Beboid Comparative

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /toː/

Verb

·tó

first-person singular present progressive conjunct of at·tá

Mutation

More information radical, lenition ...

Mutation of tó
radical	lenition	nasalization
·tó	·thó	·tó pronounced with /-d(ʲ)-/

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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *tanhwō (“tough ground”).

Noun

tó f (genitive tóar)

grassy spot among cliffs

Descendants

Icelandic: tó
Faroese: tó
Norwegian Bokmål: to
Norwegian Nynorsk: to

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *tawwą.

Noun

tó n (genitive tós)

wool

Declension

More information neuter, singular ...

neuter	singular		plural
neuter	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tó	tóit	tó	tóin
accusative	tó	tóit	tó	tóin
dative	tói, tó	tóinu, tónu	tóm	tónum
genitive	tós	tósins	tóa	tóanna

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Declension of tó (strong a-stem)

Descendants

Icelandic: tó
Norwegian Bokmål: to
Norwegian Nynorsk: to

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔ/

Rhymes: -ɔ
Hyphenation: tó

Interjection

tó

(informal) Abbreviation of toma (“take this”).
- 2007, Broccoli, 6:57 from the start, in Galaxy Angel‎, season 1, episode 2, spoken by Mirufiu Sakuraba (Daniella Piquet), São Paulo: Álamo, via Animax Brasil:
  Tó. É que eu acabei fazendo compras antes de vir pra cá. Eu vi que os ovos estavam superbaratos no mercado!
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
(informal) Abbreviation of tome (“take this”).

Determiner

tó (invariable)

Alternative spelling of to': your, of yours

[1] [1]
Entry #1070 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.

[2] [2]
tó in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)

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See also

Determiner

Chiricahua

Fala

Faroese

Hokkien

Hungarian

Icelandic

Navajo

Noone

Old Irish

Old Norse

Portuguese

Sassarese