како

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kako.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkakɔ]

Adverb

како • (kako)

  1. how
  2. what

See also

Preposition

како • (kako)

  1. as, like
    Сакам да бидам како тебе.
    Sakam da bidam kako tebe.
    I want to be like you.

Mariupol Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐˈko]
  • Hyphenation: ка‧ко

Noun

како́ • (kakón

  1. vice
  2. harm
  3. trouble
  4. nuisance

Declension

Declension of како́
singular plural
nominative како́ (kakó) кака́ (kaká)
oblique како́ (kakó) кака́с (kakás)

*) Some dialects don't use the oblique plural form, instead using the nominative plural.

Adjective

како́ • (kakó)

  1. inflection of како́с (kakós):
    1. nominative feminine/neuter singular
    2. oblique masculine/feminine/neuter singular
    3. neuter singular predicative

References

  • A. A. Diamantopulo-Rionis with D. L. Demerdzhi, A. M. Davydova-Diamantopulo, A. A. Shapurma, R. S. Kharabadot, and D. K. Patricha (2006), “како́”, in Румейско-русский и русско-румейский словарь пяти диалектов греков Приазовья, Mariupol, →ISBN
  • G. A. Animica; M. P. Galikbarova (2013), Румеку глоса[1], Donetsk, page 71

Old East Slavic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kako.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑkɔ//ˈkakɔ//ˈkakɔ/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈkɑkɔ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈkakɔ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈkakɔ/

Adverb

како (kako)

  1. how, in which way
    • 1110s, Hypatian Codex:
      и видѣвъ люди ту сущаꙗ. какъ ихъ ѡбычаи и к(а)ко сѧ мыють. и хвощютсѧ и удивисѧ имъ.
      i viděvŭ ljudi tu suščaja. kakŭ ixŭ obyčai i k(a)ko sę myjutĭ. i xvoščjutsę i udivisę imŭ.
      and he got surprised of them, having seen people, who were there, which were their customs and how they wash and flog themselves.

Descendants

  • Russian: как (kak)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kako.

Pronunciation

  • (ка̏ко) IPA(key): /kâko/
  • (ка̀ко) IPA(key): /kǎko/

Adverb

ка̏ко (Latin spelling kȁko) or ка̀ко (Latin spelling kàko)

  1. how (in what way)
  2. how (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
    Како је добро! (How good it is!)