O
The vocative particle, used for direct addressThe vocative particle, used for direct address.
» The chemical formula for water is H₂O.
Die chemische Formel für Wasser ist H₂O. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Химическая формула воды - H₂O. — sharptoothed
Хімічна формула води — H₂O. — deniko
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1 sensesThe vocative particle, used for direct address.
O Death! O Death! Won't you spare me over till another year? - part of the refrain from the American folk song "A Conversation with Death".
c. 1810-1820?, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Notes on Macbeth O! the affecting beauty of the death of Cawdor, and the presentimental speech of the king: […]
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Examples
256 sentencesThe chemical formula for water is H₂O.
Хімічна формула води — H₂O. — deniko
ruХимическая формула воды - H₂O. — sharptoothed
deDie chemische Formel für Wasser ist H₂O. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Your o's look like a's.
Твої літери «о» схожі на «а». — deniko
ruТвои "о" похожи на "а". — marafon
deDeine os sehen wie as aus. — Fingerhut
O positive is the most common blood type.
ruПервая положительная - самая распространённая группа крови. — marafon
deDie am häufigsten vorkommende Blutgruppe ist Null positiv. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
My blood type is O positive.
ruМоя группа крови — первая положительная. — Wezel
My blood type is O negative.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English O, o, from Old English o, from Latin o and Ancient Greek ὦ (ô, interjeFrom Middle English O, o, from Old English o, from Latin o and Ancient Greek ὦ (ô, interjection). Featured prominently in William Tyndale's 1525 translation of the New Testament.
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