или

See also: Или and Appendix:Variations of "ili"

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *i li.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [iˈli]
  • IPA(key): [ˈili]
  • (file)

Conjunction

или́ or и́ли • (ilí or íli)

  1. or
    това́ или́ онова́ ― tová ilí onová ― this one or that one
  2. either
    или́ това́, или́ онова́ ― ilí tová, ilí onová ― either this one or that one

Further reading

  • Бояджиев, Тодор (1999) “3. Части на речта / 3.8. Съюз”, in Съвременен Български Език (in Bulgarian), София: Издателска къща "Петър Берон", →ISBN, page 357

Evenki

Evenki ordinal numbers
 <  2nd 3rd 4th  > 
    Cardinal : илан (ilan)
    Ordinal : илӣ (ilī)

Etymology

Compare Manchu ᡳᠯᠠᠴᡳ (ilaci) etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.liː/

Adjective

илӣ • (ilī)

  1. third

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *i li.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ili]
  • (file)

Conjunction

или • (ili)

  1. or
    Сакаш тост или пица? ― Sakaš tost ili pica? ― Do you want toast or pizza?
  2. or else
    Дојди, или јас ќе ти дојдам! ― Dojdi, ili jas ḱe ti dojdam! ― Come, or else I will get you.
  3. either
    Или сакаш, или не. Друго нема. ― Ili sakaš, ili ne. Drugo nema. ― Either you like it or you don't. There's no other option.

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

и (i, “and”) + particle ли (li).

Conjunction

или • (ili)

  1. or

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic или (ili). By surface analysis, univerbation of и (i) +‎ ли (li).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈilʲɪ]
  • (file)

Conjunction

и́ли • (íli)

  1. or
    Хо́чешь чай и́ли ко́фе? ― Xóčešʹ čaj íli kófe? ― Do you want tea or coffee?
  2. or else
    Иди́ сюда́, и́ли тебя́ пойма́ю! ― Idí sjudá, íli tebjá pojmáju! ― Come here, or else I'll go get you!
  3. either
    и́ли то́т, и́ли друго́й ― íli tót, íli drugój ― either the one, or the other

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → Kildin Sami: элэ (ele)

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “или”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *i li.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /îli/

Conjunction

и̏ли (Latin spelling ȉli)

  1. or
  2. or else
  3. either
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