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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

O'

O' O', Etym: [Ir. of a descendant. ]

 

Defn: A prefix to Irish family names, which signifies grandson or descendant of, and is a character of dignity; as, O'Neil, O'Carrol.

 

O'

O' O', prep.

 

Defn: A shortened form of of or on. "At the turning o' the tide. " Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

O'

O' prefix in Irish patronymic names such as O'Neill . ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Irish ó, ua descendant.

 

o'

o' |ə, ō ə | preposition short for of, used to represent an informal pronunciation: a cup o' coffee.

 

Oxford Dictionary

O'

O' |əʊ, ə | prefix in Irish patronymic names such as O'Neill . ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Irish ó, ua descendant .

 

o'

o' |əʊ, ə | preposition short for of, used to represent an informal pronunciation: a cup o' coffee.

 

Duden Dictionary

O'

O' Eigenname Bestandteil irischer Namen (z. B. O'Neill )

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

O'

O' //接頭辞 …の息子 (!アイルランド系の姓に付けられる; Mac- , Fitz- ) O 'Neill オニール .

 

o'

o' /ə /前置詞 1 ⦅くだけて ⦆of 1 (!発音つづり; o'clock ) .2 ⦅文 ⦆on .