SVO

See also: svo and СВО

English

Etymology 1

Initialism.

Adjective

SVO (not comparable)

2. (linguistics, of a language) Initialism of subject–verb–object [word order]: employing a system of syntax where the subject of a sentence precedes the verb, which is then followed by the object.

   Coordinate terms: SOV, OSV, VSO, VOS

   English is an SVO language.

   • 2021 October 5, Gessica Puccini, “Lang Belta: the Belter language from SYFY/Amazon’s The Expanse”, in Lingoblog‎:

     As for word order, Lang Belta is an SVO language, i.e. subject-verb-object

Translations

Translations

German: SVO (de), SPO (literally “subject-predicate-object”)

See also

• absolutive
• accusative
• active
• anastrophe
• ergative
• fluid-S
• nominative
• OSV
• OVS
• SOV
• split-S
• VOS
• VSO

Etymology 2

An English transliteration from the Russian СВО (SVO), specifically referring to the invasion of Ukraine.

Noun

SVO (plural SVOs)

1. Initialism of special military operation.

   Synonym: SMO

Further reading

• subject–verb–object word order on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• OSV, OVS, OVs, SOV, VOS, VOs, VSO, Vos, sov