до

See also: до- and Appendix:Variations of "do"

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *do, from Proto-Indo-European *de.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dɔ]
  • (file)

Preposition

до • (do)

  1. near, close to
    един до друг ― edin do drug ― side by side
  2. up to, as far as
    до кръста ― do krǎsta ― down to the waist
  3. until, till
    до последната минута ― do poslednata minuta ― till the last minute

Anagrams

Dungan

Etymology

Cognate of Mandarin Chinese 刀 (dāo)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔ²⁴/

Noun

до • (do) (I)

  1. knife

Even

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *dō, compare Manchu ᡩᠣ (do).

Noun

до (do)

  1. the inside

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dɔ]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔ

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *do.

Preposition

до • (do)

  1. next to, beside
    Ќе седнам до тебе.
    Ḱe sednam do tebe.
    I'm going to sit down next to you.
  2. to, up to
    Ќе одиме до езерото.
    Ḱe odime do ezeroto.
    We'll go up to the lake.
  3. until
    Нема да се видиме до крајот на годинава.
    Nema da se vidime do krajot na godinava.
    We won't see each other until the end of this year.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian do, from the name of musicologist Giovanni Battista Doni.

Noun

до • (do)

  1. (music) do
  2. C (musical note)

Nanai

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *dō, compare Manchu ᡩᠣ (do).

Noun

до (do)

  1. the inside; the soul
  2. bosom; bowels of the earth

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *do.

Preposition

до • (do)

  1. up to
  2. until

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *do. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic до (do) and Old Polish do.

Pronunciation

  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /dɔ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /dɔ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /dɔ/
  • Hyphenation: до

Preposition

до (do) (+ genitive)

  1. up to
    • 1076, Sviatoslav's izbornik‎, page 2:
      ѥгда чьтеши книгꙑ· не тъштисѧ бърꙁо иштисти до дроугыꙗ главиꙁнꙑ·
      jegda čĭteši knigy· ne tŭštisę bŭrzo ištisti do drugyja glavizny·
      when you read books, don't strive to quickly read on to the following chapter.
  2. until

Descendants

  • Old Ruthenian: до (do)
    • Belarusian: да (da)
    • Carpathian Rusyn: до (do)
    • Ukrainian: до (do)
  • Russian: до (do)

References

  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “до”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎ (in Russian), volumes 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 670

Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *do, from Proto-Indo-European *de, whence English to.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [də]
  • IPA(key): [dɐ] (before a stressed syllable)
  • IPA(key): [ˈdo] (when stressed)
  • (file)

Preposition

до • (do) (+ genitive case)

  1. before
  2. up to, till, until
  3. with respect to, concerning, regarding
Derived terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [do]

Noun

до • (do) n inan (indeclinable)

  1. (musical note) C
    до́ дие́з ― dó dijéz/diéz ― C sharp
    до́ бемо́ль ― dó bemólʹ ― C flat
See also

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *do, from Proto-Indo-European *de, *do.

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /dô/

Adverb

до̏ (Latin spelling dȍ)

  1. only, except
    ни(т)ко до ја ― nobody but me, only me
    не једе ништа до комад хљеба/хлеба ― he eats nothing except a piece of bread
  2. around, approximately
    до два метра ― around two meters
    до 5 кила ― around five kilograms
  3. due to, because of
    то је до хране ― that's due to the food

Preposition

до̏ (Latin spelling dȍ) (+ genitive case)

  1. up to, to, until, as far as, by
    од Загреба до Београда ― from Zagreb to Belgrade
    од јутра до мрака ― from morning to night
    од 5 до 10 сати ― from 5 to 10 o'clock
    од врха до дна ― from top to bottom
    до р(иј)еке ― as far as the river
    сад је пет до седам ― now it's five minutes to seven
    до понед(ј)ељка ― by Monday
    до сада ― so far, thus far, till now
    до недавна ― until recently
    до дана данашњега ― to this very day
    све до ― as far as up to, all the way to
    до куда ― how far
    до туда ― thus far, up to here
  2. before (= при̏је/пре̏)
    до рата ― before the war
  3. beside, next (to)
    с(ј)еди до мене ― sit next to me
    један до другога ― side by side
  4. idiomatic and figurative meanings
    није ми до тога ― I don't feel like doing that
    није ми до см(иј)еха ― I don't feel like laughing
    њему је само до секса ― he is only interested in sex
    није ми пуно стало до тога ― I'm not very much interested in that
    није до мене ― it's not up to me, it's no me to lame

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dolъ.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dôː/

Noun

до̑ m (Latin spelling dȏ)

  1. dale, small valley
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Italian do.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dôː/

Noun

до̑ m (Latin spelling dȏ)

  1. (music) do

References

  • “до” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • “до” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • “до” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Tsakhur

Noun

до (transliteration needed)

  1. name

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic [Term?], from Proto-Slavic *do, from Proto-Indo-European *de, *do.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dɔ]
  • (file)

Preposition

до • (do) (+ genitive case)

  1. to, toward
    Я йду до школи. ― Ja jdu do školy. ― I go to school.
  2. to (in the fixed expression 'Welcome to...!')
    Ласкаво просимо до Італії! ― Laskavo prosymo do Italiji! ― Welcome to Italy!
    Ласкаво просимо до Аргентини! ― Laskavo prosymo do Arhentyny! ― Welcome to Argentina!
  3. until
  4. by (not later than)
    до кінця́ столі́ття ― do kincjá stolíttja ― by the end of the century
  5. (music) D (musical note)

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

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