ако
Bulgarian
editEtymology 1
editBy surface analysis, а (a, “but”) + -ко (-ko) (interrogative particle).
Pronunciation
editConjunction
editа́ко or ако́ • (áko or akó)
Related terms
edit- а́ли (áli, “though”) (dialectal)
- а́ще (ášte, “however, though”) (dated)
- оба́че (obáče, “however”) < *ob + *ače
Etymology 2
editChildish onomatopoeia.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editа́ко • (áko) n
Declension
editDeclension of а́ко
singular | |
---|---|
indefinite | а́ко áko |
definite | а́кото ákoto |
Related terms
edit- а́кам (ákam)
References
edit- “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
edit- ока (oka)
Macedonian
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *jako.
Pronunciation
editConjunction
editако • (ako)
Usage notes
edit- This word is mostly used with verbs in the present tense and for realistic conditions. Otherwise, да (da) tends to be used.
Particle
editако • (ako)
- (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
edit- ако in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)
Serbo-Croatian
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *jako (“how, in which way”).
Pronunciation
editConjunction
editа̏ко (Latin spelling ȁko)
- if
- ако ово је крај ― if this is the end
Usage notes
editАко is used to express indicative mood; to express subjunctive mood, да or кад are generally used instead.
Synonyms
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