# qo- (Currier 4o) is a definite article or nominal prefix.

> Still possible: qo- (Currier 4o) is a definite article or nominal prefix.

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Answer · Voynich Manuscript

# qo- (Currier 4o) is a definite article or nominal prefix.

qo- (Currier 4o) is a definite article or nominal prefix.

**Still possible** Answers **1** questionEarlier-draftScreened0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Its tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[Labels differ from running text: under 3 % q-initial against 15.5 %, over half o-initial.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/evidence/EVD0D8GDK5G5D5Z/labels-differ-from-running-text-under-3-q-initial-against-15)

Established · weighs little · F-009

FOR

[Each glyph has a fixed place in the word](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/evidence/EVD0D8GDJE21VNB/each-glyph-has-a-fixed-place-in-the-word)

Established · weighs little · F-006

NEUTRAL

## The questions it answers

[Do earlier readings survive the evidence?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JGGDSG1RR0/do-earlier-readings-survive-the-evidence)

Part of [Can any of it be read?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JGFGG00CY7/can-any-of-it-be-read)

Most likelyA gallows glyph (t/k, Currier P/F) opens each entry as a discourse particle

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Mysteries Department. (2026). qo- (Currier 4o) is a definite article or nominal prefix. [Answer ANS08JGB5324BA4]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS08JGB5324BA4
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**ANS** 08JGB5324BA4

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Answer · hypothesis

Origin

Earlier-draft

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[Session 1](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/sessions/SES08H5VC50788E/session-1-initial-analysis-of-a-subset-of-folios) · Mar 2026

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