Old Church Slavonic

Preposition

оу • ‎(u)

1. from
2. at
3. in

Usage notes

The digraph character ѹ ‎(u) (U+0479) is deprecated as of Unicode 5.1, to allow for letter case combinations оу, Оу, ОУ.

Descendants

• Russian: у ‎(u)
• Ukrainian: у ‎(u)

Old Novgorodian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *u.

Preposition

оу ‎(u)

1. (with genitive) Indicates the actor in a clause with its verb in the passive voice: By; through the action or presence of.

References

• J. Schaeken et al. Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus: Contents and Contexts (INTAS-Project Ref. Nr. 03-51-3867), document № 562.

Russian

Pronunciation

Noun

оу (óu) n (indeclinable)

1. (English letter) O, o