oko

See also: Appendix:Variations of "oko"

Barasana

Noun

oko

1. water
2. rain

Derived terms

• oko sohe
• oko uhu
• kuma oko

References

• 1982, Hugh-Jones, Barasana Cosmology, in Ethnoastronomy and archaeoastronomy in the American tropics: oko sohe "the east (literally: the water door)", kuma oko "summer rain (by extension, any heavy rain)", oko uhu "master of water: the egret"

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Carapana

Noun

oko

1. water

References

• Ronald G. Metzger, The Morpheme KA- of Carapana (Tucanoan)

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Cubeo

Noun

oko

1. water

References

• Catching Language: The Standing Challenge of Grammar Writing (2006, →ISBN, citing Morse and Maxwell (1999)

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Czech

Etymology

From Old Czech oko, from Proto-Slavic *oko, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈoko]

• audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: oko

Noun

oko n

1. (anatomy) eye

   Otevřela oči. ― She opened her eyes.

   zmizet z očí. ― To disappear from sight.

2. (card games) twenty-one, pontoon
3. tarn
4. eye (center of a storm)

Usage notes

• The plural of definition 1 takes the dual form, which changes the gender from neuter to feminine (seen in agreement, for example "modré oči" – "blue eyes").

Declension

Declension

	singular	plural	dual
nominative	oko	oka	oči
genitive	oka	ok	očí
dative	oku	okám, okům	očím
accusative	oko	oka	oči
vocative	oko	oka	oči
locative	oku	okách	očích
instrumental	okem	oky	očima

Derived terms

• (anatomy): okamžik m, očividný m, okatý m, oční m, očitý svědek m, očnice f, očař m, mít oči jako dvě studánky, mít oči pro někoho, házet po někom očima, padnout do oka, babočka paví oko
• oko za oko, zub za zub

Further reading

• oko in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• oko in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Edo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [òkò]

Noun

oko

1. something parceled for certain purposes like gift giving, etc.; parcel

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Esperanto

Etymology

ok (“8”) +‎ -o (“noun”)

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

• IPA^(key): [ˈoko]
• Rhymes: -oko
• Hyphenation: o‧ko

Noun

oko (accusative singular okon, plural okoj, accusative plural okojn)

1. a number or numeral 8
2. eightsome, a set of eight of something

   la kera oko

   the eight of hearts

Derived terms

• bitoko (“byte”)

See also

Playing cards in Esperanto · ludkartoj (layout · text)
aso	duo	trio	kvaro	kvino	seso	sepo
oko	naŭo	deko	fanto, bubo	damo	reĝo	ĵokero

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Galibi Carib

Galibi Carib cardinal numbers

<  1	2	3  >
Cardinal : oko

Numeral

oko

1. two

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[2], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 107.

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Guaraní

Noun

oko

1. home

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Japanese

Romanization

oko

1. Rōmaji transcription of おこ

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Koreguaje

Noun

oko

1. water

References

• Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968), page 181

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Mayo

Noun

oko

1. pine

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

oko

1. (obsolete) past plural of aka

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Old Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *oko, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-.

Noun

oko n

1. eye

Declension

Declension (pattern oko)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	oko	oči	oka
genitive	oka	očú (očou, očí), otčí	ok
dative	oku	očima, očím	okóm (okuom, okům)
accusative	oko	oči, otči	oka
vocative	oko	oči	oka
locative	ocě (oce), oku	očú (očou, očí), očích	ociech (océch), ocích
instrumental	okem	očima, očimi, očma	oky

Descendants

• Czech: oko

Further reading

• “oko”, in Vokabulář webový: webové hnízdo pramenů k poznání historické češtiny [online]‎^[3], Praha: Ústav pro jazyk český AV ČR, 2006–2020

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Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *oko, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.kɔ/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔkɔ
• Syllabification: o‧ko

Noun

oko n (diminutive oczko, augmentative oczysko)

1. (anatomy) eye

Declension

Declension of oko

	singular	plural
nominative	oko	oczy
genitive	oka	oczu/ócz/oczów
dative	oku	oczom
accusative	oko	oczy
instrumental	okiem	oczami/oczyma
locative	oku	oczach
vocative	oko	oczy

Note: ócz and oczów are rare

Derived terms

nouns

• argusowe oko
• złotook

 

verbs

• przewracać oczami
• przewrócić oczami

 

adjectives

• błękitnooki
• brązowooki
• bystrooki
• ciemnooki
• czarnooki
• jasnooki
• jednooki
• kosooki
• modrooki
• niebieskooki
• olbrzymiooki
• orlooki
• pawiooki
• pięknooki
• piwnooki
• ponurooki
• siwooki
• skośnooki
• słodkooki
• sowiooki
• srebrnooki
• szarooki
• wielkooki
• wielooki
• żółtooki
• zielonooki
• złotooki

 

Noun

oko n

1. A drop of fat or oil floating on the surface of a liquid.
2. (meteorology) The eye of a cyclone.
3. (dialectal) tarn

Declension

Declension of oko

	singular	plural
nominative	oko	oka
genitive	oka	ok
dative	oku	okom
accusative	oko	oka
instrumental	okiem	okami
locative	oku	okach
vocative	oko	oka

Further reading

• oko in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• oko in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Secoya

Alternative forms

• oco

Noun

oko

1. water

References

• Linguistic series of the Summer Institute of Linguistics of the University of Oklahoma, issues 5-7 (1961)

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ôko/
• Hyphenation: o‧ko

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *oko, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-.

Noun

ȍko n (Cyrillic spelling о̏ко)

1. (anatomy) eye

Declension

Declension of oko

	singular	plural
nominative	ȍko	ȍči
genitive	ȍka	òčijū
dative	oku	očima
accusative	oko	oči
vocative	oko	oči
locative	oku	očima
instrumental	okom	očima

Etymology 2

Preposition

ȍko (Cyrillic spelling о̏ко) (+ genitive case)

1. around, about, roughly, approximately

   Zaplijenjeno je oko 45 kg. ― Approximately 45 kg was seized.

Noun

oko

1. vocative singular of oka

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Siona

Noun

oko

1. water

References

• Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968), page 181

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *oko, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔkɔ/

Noun

oko n (genitive singular oka, nominative plural oči, oká, genitive plural očí/očú, ôk, declension pattern of mesto)

1. eye
2. sprout on a potato

Declension

#1	#2
Declension of oko singular plural nominative oko oči genitive oka očí, očú dative oku očiam accusative oko oči locative oku očiach instrumental okom očami	Declension of oko singular plural nominative oko oká genitive oka ôk dative oku okám accusative oko oká locative oku okách instrumental okom okami

Derived terms

• očný
• očisko

References

• oko in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *oko, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔkóː/

Noun

okọ̑ n

1. eye
2. sprout on a potato

Inflection

Declension of oko (neuter, s-stem, irregular)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	oko	očesi	očesa, oči
accusative	oko	očesi	očesa, oči
genitive	očesa	očes	očes, oči
dative	očesu	očesoma	očesom, očem
locative	očesu	očesih	očesih, očeh
instrumental	očesom	očesoma	očesi, očmi

This noun has two plural forms, which are used in different situations:

• When talking about the eyes in anatomical sense, the 2nd plural is used:

  Oči me bolijo. ― My eyes hurt.

  Pajki imajo osem oči. ― The spiders have eight eyes.

• In other cases, where the word "oko" means other things (for example: "oko" meaning "a sprout on a potato"; or "kurje oko" meaning "a callus"), the normal plural is used.
• The dual is used when referring specifically to both eyes:

  V vojni je izgubil obe očesi. ― He lost both eyes in the war.

Further reading

• “oko”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

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Tocharian B

Etymology

May be a derivative ultimately of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- (“increase, grow”); one theory suggests it was a borrowing from the Tocharian A oko, with the same meaning, but it was more likely that it was taken from B into A instead, as is more often the case. Alternatively, another plausible etymology may be Proto-Indo-European *h₂ógeh₂ (“berry, fruit”) (compare Lithuanian úoga, Latvian oga, Russian я́года (jágoda), Old English æcern (English acorn)).

Noun

oko n

1. fruit
2. result, effect, consequence

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Tucano

Noun

okó

1. water

References

• Estudios tucanos (1979), issue 3, page 16: [oko] 'agua' /oko/
• HG

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Tuyuca

Noun

okó

1. water

References

• Janet Barnes, notes on Tuyuca in Tucano, in The Amazonian Languages (Robert M. W. Dixon)

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Warao

Pronoun

oko (singular iné)

1. we, first person plural nominative pronoun

   Sina sisiko oko narutera.

   With whom will we go.

   Osibu oko yabae nobotuma sina ribuae.

   Some grandfathers said "we fished for morokoto".

See also

• (possessive) ka

References

• Focus, chapter 8: Warao and Urarina

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Xhosa

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ôːko]

Pronoun

ôko

1. that; class 15 distal demonstrative.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ôːko]

Pronoun

ôko

1. that; class 17 distal demonstrative.

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Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ō.kō/

Noun

oko

1. farm, field

Derived terms

• ajáko (“jackal”)
• ewéko (“plant”)
• ẹranko (“animal”)
• iléko (“farmhouse”)
• olóko (“farm owner”)
• Òrìṣàoko

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ò.kò/

Noun

òkò

1. stone

   Synonym: òkúta

Etymology 3

From *òkò, ultimately from ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ kò (“to meet”), literally “That which meets”

• This is said to come from a verb referring to a man's sexual position during sex, compare to the corresponding 'bò' "to cover" referring to that of a woman's. Compare with dó (“to have sex”), akọ (“male”) and ọkọ (“husband”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ō.kó/

Noun

okó

1. (vulgar) penis

   Synonym: kòkòrò

Coordinate terms

• òbò

Derived terms

• ọkùnrin

References

• Adebayo, Taofeeq (2020), “Some Diachronic Changes in Yoruba Grammar”, in Journal of West African Languages