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 онова́tová ilí onováthis one or that one
  2. either
    или́ това́, или́ онова́ilí tová, ilí onováeither 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 друго́йíli tót, íli drugójeither 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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