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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *i li.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [iˈli]
  • IPA(key): [ˈili]
  • Audio; и́ли (íli):(file)

Conjunction

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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

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  • 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

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Evenki ordinal numbers
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    Cardinal : илан (ilan)
    Ordinal : илӣ (ilī)

Etymology

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Compare Manchu ᡳᠯᠠᠴᡳ (ilaci) etc.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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илӣ (ilī)

  1. third

Macedonian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *i li.

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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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

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Etymology

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и (i, and) + particle ли (li).

Conjunction

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или (ili)

  1. or

Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic или (ili). By surface analysis, univerbation of и (i) +‎ ли (li).

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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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

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Descendants

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  • Kildin Sami: элэ (ele)

References

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  • 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

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *i li.

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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и̏ли (Latin spelling ȉli)

  1. or
  2. or else
  3. either