Translingual

Letter

Ó (lower case ó)

1. The letter O with an acute accent above it.

See also

• (Latin script):  Aa  Bb  Cc  Dd  Ee  Ff  Gg  Hh  Ii  Jj  Kk  Ll  Mm  Nn  Oo  Pp  Qq  Rr  Sss  Tt  Uu  Vv  Ww  Xx  Yy  Zz
• (Variations of letter O):  Óó  Òò  ??  Ôô  ??  ??  ??  ??  ??  Öö  ??  ??  Õõ  ??  ??  ??  ??  ??  Øø  ??  ??  ??  ??  ??    ??  ??  ??  ??  ??  ??  ??  ??  ??  ??  ??  ??  ??  ?  ?  Oo  ??  OEoe  ??  ??  ??
• (Letters using acute accent or double acute accent):  Áá  ??  ??  ??  ??  ??  Éé  ??  ??  Íí  ??  ??  ??  ??  ??  Óó  ??  ??  ??  ??  ??  ??  ??  Úú  ??  ??  ??  Ýý  ??  ??

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): [ 'o:]
• (letter name): IPA^(key): [ 'o:]

Letter

Ó (upper case, lower case ó)

1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called ó and written in the Latin script.

Declension

See also

• (Latin-script letters) bet?; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, ? ?, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, ? ?, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.

Irish

Etymology

See ó.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): [o:]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): [?:]

Noun

Ó m (genitive singular Uí, nominative plural Uí)

1. Alternative form of ó ("grandson, grandchild") used in surnames.

Usage notes

• Forms with the definite article are not found.
• The form Ó triggers h-prothesis of a following vowel.
• The form Uí triggers lenition of a following consonant.
• The form Uíbh triggers no mutation of a following sound.

Declension

Related terms

• Ní

Mutation

Descendants

• English: O'

Further reading

• "Ó" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• "O'" in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.