Bulgarian

Conjunction

но • ‎(no)

1. used to introduce a word or phrase that adds something to a previous statement and contrasts with it in some way: but

   Смята да посети Бостън и Чикаго, но не Ню Йорк.‎ ― Smjata da poseti Bostǎn i Čikago, no ne Nju Jork. ― He plans to visit Boston and Chicago, but not New York.

   Аз не я познавам, но съпругът ми я познава.‎ ― Az ne ja poznavam, no sǎprugǎt mi ja poznava. ― I don't know her, but my husband does.

   Съжалявам, но няма да мога да ти помогна.‎ ― Sǎžaljavam, no njama da moga da ti pomogna. ― I'm sorry, but I won't be able to help you.

2. but (however, although)

   На края на деня бяхме уморени, но щастливи.‎ ― Na kraja na denja bjahme umoreni, no štastlivi. ― By the end of the day we were tired but happy.

   Падна, но не се нарани.‎ ― Padna, no ne se narani. ― He fell but he wasn't hurt.

   Казах му да остане, но той отказа.‎ ― Kazah mu da ostane, no toj otkaza. ― I told him to stay, but he refused to.

3. used at the beginning of a sentence that expresses surprise, annoyance, shock, disagreement, etc.: but

   Но това е невъзможно!‎ ― No tova e nevǎzmožno! ― But that's not possible!

   Но ти обеща, че ще ми помогнеш.‎ ― No ti obešta, če šte mi pomogneš. ― But you promised that you would help me.

Synonyms

• а ‎(a), ала ‎(ala), ама ‎(ama), обаче ‎(obače)

Macedonian

Conjunction

но • ‎(no)

1. but

Usage notes

• This word sounds somewhat bookish and is colloquially often replaced with "ама".

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [no]

Etymology 1

Conjunction

но • ‎(no)

1. but, yet

Noun

но • ‎(no) n inan ‎(indeclinable)

1. but

   Есть ма́ленькое «но́»‎ ― Jestʹ málenʹkoje “nó” ― There is a slight objection.

   Никаки́х «но́»!‎ ― Nikakíx “nó”! ― But me no buts!

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Japanese 能 ‎(のう, Nō).

Noun

но • ‎(no) m inan ‎(indeclinable)

1. Noh

Interjection

но • ‎(no)

1. same as но́-о-о ‎(nó-o-o)

Antonyms

• тпру ‎(tpru)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *no, *nu (Russian но ‎(no), ну ‎(nu)), from Proto-Balto-Slavic (Lithuanian nu), from Proto-Indo-European *nu ‎(“now”) (Latin nun-c, Ancient Greek νῦν ‎(nûn)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /no/

Conjunction

но ‎(Latin spelling no)

1. (after a comparative, obsolete, expressively) than (=не̏го, о̏д)

   бољи но он‎ ― better than him

   → (= modern) бољи него он/бољи од њега‎ ― better than him

   Изгледаш боље но икад.‎ ― You' re looking better than ever.

   Прорачунски мањак Грчке у био је значајно већи но што је влада проц(иј)енила.‎ ― Greece's budget deficit was significantly bigger than the government had estimated.

2. (denoting exclusion) but, however

   Погрешно, но био си доста близу.‎ ― Wrong, but you were pretty close.

   Но ос(ј)ећам само срећу.‎ ― But I can' t feel anything but happy.

   Текст није савршен, но није ли могао бити бољи?‎ ― The text is not perfect, but could it have been better?

Etymology 2

From Japanese.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nôː/

Noun

но̑ m ‎(Latin spelling nȏ)

1. (theater) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Etymology 3

From the conjunction но.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /no/

Particle

но ‎(Latin spelling no)

1. (in a dialog, when responding to the interlocutor) damn right!, you bet! very much so!

References

• “но” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• “но” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• “но” in Hrvatski jezični portal