ако

See also: яко, ꙗко, and Appendix:Variations of "ako"

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *jako.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈako]
  • IPA(key): [ɐˈkɔ]
  • (file)

Conjunction

а́ко or ако́ • (áko or akó)

  1. if
    ако и да ― ako i da ― even if
    осве́н ако ― osvén ako ― unless
  2. (archaic, dialectal) nevertheless, anyways
    Synonym: обаче (obače)

References

  • “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), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 6

Anagrams

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jako.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈakɔ]
  • (file)

Conjunction

ако • (ako)

  1. if

Usage notes

  • This word is mostly used with verbs in the present tense and for realistic conditions. Otherwise, да (da) tends to be used.

Particle

ако • (ako)

  1. (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

  • ако in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jako (“how, in which way”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /âko/
  • Hyphenation: а‧ко

Conjunction

а̏ко (Latin spelling ȁko)

  1. if
    ако ово је крај ― if this is the end

Usage notes

Ако is used to express indicative mood; to express subjunctive mood, да or кад are generally used instead.

Synonyms

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