или

See also: Или and Appendix:Variations of "ili"

Bulgarian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey

Proto-Slavic *i

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *lei

Proto-Slavic *li

Proto-Slavic *i li

Bulgarian или

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *i li.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iˈli]
• IPA^(key): [ˈili]

• Audio; “и́ли” (“íli”):

  (file)

Conjunction

или́ or и́ли • (ilí or íli)

1. or

   това́ или́ онова́ ― tová ilí onová ― this one or that one

2. either

   или́ това́, или́ онова́ ― ilí tová, ilí onová ― either this one or that one

Further reading

• 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

Evenki ordinal numbers

<  2nd	3rd	4th  >
Cardinal : илан (ilan)     Ordinal : илӣ (ilī)

Etymology

Compare Manchu ᡳᠯᠠᠴᡳ (ilaci) etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.liː/

Adjective

илӣ • (ilī)

1. third

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *i li.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ili]

• Audio:

  (file)

Conjunction

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

Etymology

и (i, “and”) + particle ли (li).

Conjunction

или • (ili)

1. or

Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈilʲɪ]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Audio (Saint Petersburg):

  (file)

Conjunction

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 друго́й ― íli tót, íli drugój ― either the one, or the other

Synonyms

• ли́бо (líbo) (literary)

Descendants

• → Kildin Sami: элэ (ele)

References

• 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

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *i li.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îli/

Conjunction

и̏ли (Latin spelling ȉli)

1. or
2. or else
3. either