־ו

See also: ו‎ and ו־‎

Hebrew

Pronoun

־וֹ • (-ó)

  1. him, it: indicates the object of a preposition
  2. (now formal) his, its: indicates the possessor of a singular construct noun

Synonyms

Suffix

־וּ • (-u)

  1. Indicates the masculine plural in the third person of the past tense.
    עָבְדוּ – ‘av'dú – they worked
    הִגִּידוּ – higídu – they told
  2. Indicates the masculine plural in the second and third person of the future tense.
    יַעַבְדוּ – ya‘av'dú – they will work
    תַּגִּידוּ – tagídu – you will tell
  3. Indicates the masculine plural in the imperative.
    עַבְדוּ – ‘av'dú – work!
    הַגִּידוּ – hagídu – tell!

Yiddish

Pronoun

־ו • (-u)

  1. (immediately following a second-person singular present tense verb) Alternative form of דו‎ (du, “you”)
    ‏בײַ מיר ביסטו שיין, בײַ מיר האָסטו חן‎
    bay mir bistu sheyn, bay mir hostu kheyn
    To me, you are beautiful; to me, you have charm
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