jo
Pronunciation: [ʒɔ]
“jo” is a Catalan word. Its meaning in English:
noun
In Catalan
- Pronom tònic de primera persona del singular.
- Identitat de l'ésser.
- En alguns corrents psicològics, part de la ment entre el superjo (consciència) i l'allò (instint o inconscient).
- Expressió amb què un jugador indica a un company d'equip que li deixi lliure la pista de joc per tornar ell la pilota.
Etymology
Inherited from Old Catalan jo~io~yo, from Vulgar Latin eō (attested from the sixth century), from Latin ego, from Proto-Italic *egō, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂; akin to Greek εγώ (egó), Sanskrit अहम् (aham), all from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂. Compare Occitan jo, Spanish yo, French je, Italian io, Sicilian eu ~ ju.
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