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ano.

yes, indeed

3 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

particle/aˈnɔ/[ˈa.nɔ][aˈnɔ][aˈnɔ]

  1. yes, indeed

  2. emphatic particle used with imperatives

    colloquial · dialectal

  3. so

    Middle · Polish
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ōd Proto-Balto-Slavic *ō Proto-Slavic *a Proto-Indo-European *h₂énos Proto-Balto-Slavic *anas Proto-Slavic *onъ Proto-Slavic *ono univ. Proto-Slavic *ano Old Polish ano Polish ano Inherited from Old Polish ano.

adv/aˈnɔ/[ˈa.nɔ][aˈnɔ][aˈnɔ]

  1. synonym of znowu

    not-comparable
    Ano na drugi dzień jedzie Jaś w pole.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ōd Proto-Balto-Slavic *ō Proto-Slavic *a Proto-Indo-European *h₂énos Proto-Balto-Slavic *anas Proto-Slavic *onъ Proto-Slavic *ono univ. Proto-Slavic *ano Old Polish ano Polish ano Inherited from Old Polish ano.

intj/aˈnɔ/[ˈa.nɔ][aˈnɔ][aˈnɔ]

  1. Used expressively.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ōd Proto-Balto-Slavic *ō Proto-Slavic *a Proto-Indo-European *h₂énos Proto-Balto-Slavic *anas Proto-Slavic *onъ Proto-Slavic *ono univ. Proto-Slavic *ano Old Polish ano Polish ano Inherited from Old Polish ano.

conj/aˈnɔ/[ˈa.nɔ][aˈnɔ][aˈnɔ]

  1. used to present something; and here

    Middle · Polish · dialectal

  2. and just

    Middle · Polish

  3. and yet

    Middle · Polish

  4. but; just

    contrastive

  5. synonym of no

    Ano tak posed i ukrád.
    Ano jak upiekła ta dziewcyna, to ją wyjęła z pieca.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ōd Proto-Balto-Slavic *ō Proto-Slavic *a Proto-Indo-European *h₂énos Proto-Balto-Slavic *anas Proto-Slavic *onъ Proto-Slavic *ono univ. Proto-Slavic *ano Old Polish ano Polish ano Inherited from Old Polish ano.

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