POLISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

oto.

used to indicate what the speaker will say or has said

3 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

particle/ˈɔ.tɔ//ˈɔ.tɔ/Middle, Polish

used to indicate what the speaker will say or has said
Niestety taki oto wizerunek dobra i miłości serwują nam środki masowego przekazu.
Tu oto zaczynają się trudności.
used to show that what one will say next is a presentation of what they have said before
Nie był to jednak koniec wrażeń. Oto bowiem pielęgniarka podeszła z zastrzykiem do mnie.
used to summarize a previous statement
used to say something was the best of its kind; now that's...

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ebʰi Proto-Balto-Slavic *ab Proto-Slavic *o(b) Old Polish o Proto-Indo-European *só Proto-Balto-Slavic *tas Proto-Slavic *tъ Proto-Slavic *to Old Polish to univ. Old Polish oto Polish oto Inherited from Old Polish oto. By surface analysis, univerbation of o + to.

pron/ˈɔ.tɔ//ˈɔ.tɔ/Middle, Polish

used to point to the object to which the sentence refers
neuter
Oto coś na ciepło: bulion z żółtkiem i szparagi.

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