но
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *nъ.
Pronunciation
- (stressed) IPA(key): [nɔ]
- (unstressed) IPA(key): [no]
Conjunction
но • (no)
- used to introduce a word or phrase that adds something to a previous statement and contrasts with it in some way: but
- Смята да посети Бостън и Чикаго, но не Ню Йорк.
- Smjata da poseti Bostǎn i Čikago, no ne Nju Jork.
- He plans to visit Boston and Chicago, but not New York.
- Аз не я познавам, но съпругът ми я познава.
- Az ne ja poznavam, no sǎprugǎt mi ja poznava.
- I don't know her, but my husband does.
- Съжалявам, но няма да мога да ти помогна.
- Sǎžaljavam, no njama da moga da ti pomogna.
- I'm sorry, but I won't be able to help you.
- but (however, although)
- На края на деня бяхме уморени, но щастливи.
- Na kraja na denja bjahme umoreni, no štastlivi.
- By the end of the day we were tired but happy.
- Падна, но не се нарани.
- Padna, no ne se narani.
- He fell but he wasn't hurt.
- Казах му да остане, но той отказа.
- Kazah mu da ostane, no toj otkaza.
- I told him to stay, but he refused to.
- used at the beginning of a sentence that expresses surprise, annoyance, shock, disagreement, etc.: but
- Но това е невъзможно!
- No tova e nevǎzmožno!
- But that's not possible!
- Но ти обеща, че ще ми помогнеш.
- No ti obešta, če šte mi pomogneš.
- But you promised that you would help me.
Synonyms
Kamassian
Etymology 1
Compare Finnish no and Russian ну (nu).
Interjection
но (no)
Etymology 2
Noun
но (no)
- Tatar person
Declension
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | но (no) | нойәʼ (nojəʔ) | нозаӈ (nozaŋ) |
| genitive | нон (non) | нойән (nojən) | нозан (nozan) |
| accusative | ном (nom) | нойәм (nojəm) | нозаӈәм (nozaŋəm) |
| allative | нонә (nonə) | нойәнә (nojənə) | нозаӈдә (nozaŋdə) |
| locative | ногән (nogən) | нойәгән (nojəgən) | нозаӈгән (nozaŋgən) |
| ablative | ногәʼ (nogəʔ) | нойәгәʼ (nojəgəʔ) | нозаӈгәʼ (nozaŋgəʔ) |
| instrumental | нозьәʼ (noźəʔ) | нойәзьәʼ (nojəźəʔ) | нозаӈзьәʼ (nozaŋźəʔ) |
| First | Second | Third | |
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | ном (nom) | нол (nol) | нот (not) |
| dual | нобәй (nobəj) | ноләй (noləj) | нодәй (nodəj) |
| plural | нобаʼ (nobaʔ) | нолаʼ (nolaʔ) | нодаʼ (nodaʔ) |
References
- Donner, Kai R. (1944), “no”, in Kamassisches Wörterbuch nebst Sprachproben und Hauptzügen der Grammatik[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nɔ]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔ
Conjunction
но • (no)
Usage notes
- This word sounds somewhat bookish and is often replaced with "ама".
Northern Altai
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *nē-. Cognate to Khakas ноға (noğa), ноо (noo), Shor ноо (noo), etc.
Pronoun
но • (no)
See also
References
- N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “но”, in Severnyje dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo Jazyka- Dialekt kumandincev(Kumandin Kiži) [Northern Dialect of Altai -Kumandin Dialect(Kumandin kiži)], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN
Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak no. Compare Czech and Polish no for the interjection, and Russian но (no) and Serbo-Croatian но / no for the conjunction sense.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnɔ]
- Rhymes: -ɔ
- Hyphenation: но
Interjection
но (no)
- well (exclamation of light surprise, sarcastic or otherwise)
- но, палє ти ше його! ― no, palje ti še joho! ― well, would you look at that!
- well, come on (used as a question to demand an answer from someone reluctant to answer)
Particle
но (no)
- (sometimes with та (ta) or гат (hat)) so, well, I mean (used in speech to fill gaps, particularly at the beginning of a response to a question; filled pause)
- но пойдзем я кед ти нє сцеш ― no pojdzem ja ked ti nje sceš ― well, I'll go if you don't want to
- но та цо же?! ― no ta co že?! ― so what then?!
- но гат, добре, най будзе так ― no hat, dobre, naj budze tak ― well, alright, let it be so
- (with же (že)) such (for emphasis)
- купел авто же но ― kupel avto že no ― such a car he bought
Conjunction
но (no)
- but (contrastive conjunction)
- Synonym: (much more common) алє (alje)
- задаток нє бул лєгки, но я го ришел ― zadatok nje bul ljehki, no ja ho rišel ― the task was not easy, but I solved it
References
- Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “гат”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
- Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “же”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
- Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “но”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [no]
Audio: (file) Audio (Saint Petersburg): (file) - Rhymes: -o
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nъ, from Proto-Indo-European *nu. Cognate with English now and Latin num ("now") and nunc (< *num + ce, "now").
Conjunction
но • (no)
- but, yet
- 1869, Иван Гончаров [Ivan Goncharov], “Часть II. Глава IX”, in Обрыв, Санкт-Петербург: Вестник Европы; English translation from Stephen Pearl, transl., Malinovka Heights, Alma Classics, 2020:
- — Э́то вку́сные блю́да, — снисходи́тельно заме́тил Тит Ни́коныч, — но тяжелы́ для желу́дка.
- — Éto vkúsnyje bljúda, — snisxodítelʹno zamétil Tit Níkonyč, — no tjaželý dlja želúdka.
- “They’re all very tasty dishes, but they lie heavy on the stomach,” said Tit Nikonych, trying to keep the peace.
Usage notes
но is used when describing something that is very different from another thing, whereas а (a) is for two things that are different, but not sharply contrasting.
Descendants
Noun
но • (no) n inan (indeclinable)
- but
- Есть ма́ленькое «но́» ― Jestʹ málenʹkoje «nó» ― There is a slight objection.
- Никаки́х «но́»! ― Nikakíx «nó»! ― No buts!
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Japanese 能 (のう, Nō).
Noun
но • (no) m inan (indeclinable)
Etymology 3
Interjection
но • (no)
Anagrams
- он (on)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *no, *nu (Russian но (no), ну (nu)), from Proto-Balto-Slavic (Lithuanian nu), from Proto-Indo-European *nū (“now”) (Latin nun-c, Ancient Greek νῦν (nûn)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /no/
Conjunction
но (Latin spelling no)
- (after a comparative, obsolete, expressive) than (=не̏го, о̏д)
- бољи но он ― better than him
- → (= modern) бољи него он/бољи од њега ― better than him
- Изгледаш боље но икад. ― You' re looking better than ever.
- Прорачунски мањак Грчке у био је значајно већи но што је влада проц(иј)енила. ― Greece's budget deficit was significantly bigger than the government had estimated.
- (denoting exclusion) but, however
- Погрешно, но био си доста близу. ― Wrong, but you were pretty close.
- Но ос(ј)ећам само срећу. ― But I can' t feel anything but happy.
- Текст није савршен, но није ли могао бити бољи? ― The text is not perfect, but could it have been better?
Etymology 2
From Japanese.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nôː/
Noun
но̑ m animacy unspecified (Latin spelling nȏ)
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Etymology 3
From the conjunction но.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /no/
Particle
но (Latin spelling no)
- (in a dialog, when responding to the interlocutor) damn right!, you bet! very much so!