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o-

[oː]

prefix

LanguageBavarian (Germany)

Meaning
  1. Separable verb prefix that indicates a direction, goal, destination and a contact made therein.
  2. on
  3. A prefix attached to verbs to indicate movement towards a goal or making contact.
Examples

o- + schraufn → oschraufn

to screw + on → to screw on

Pronunciationoː

Part of speechprefix

Usage noteThis is a separable prefix, meaning it moves to the end of the sentence in certain verb forms.

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o- in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.