What is the meaning of или in Russian?

Read the Russian Dictionary meaning of или,part of speech of или, synonyms of или, antonyms of или, words derived from или, examples of или usage, alternate forms of или, word forms of или, history of или, pronounciation of или, abbreviation forms of или below:

Russian Dictionary Word Meaning of или

1.1 or
2.1 or else
3.1 either

Part of Speech - Russian Dictionary word или

или is a Conjunction. A word used to connect clauses or sentences

Russian Dictionary Synonyms of или

ли́бо

Russian Dictionary Examples of Usage of или

1.1 Хо́чешь чай и́ли ко́фе?
In English: Do you want tea or coffee?,2.1 Иди́ сюда́, и́ли тебя́ пойма́ю!
In English: Come here, or else I'll go get you!,3.1 и́ли то́т, и́ли друго́й
In English: either the one, or the other

Russian Dictionary Word Forms of или

1. и́ли (canonical)
2. íli (romanization)

History of или

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic или (ili). By surface analysis, univerbation of и (i) + ли (li).

Russian Dictionary Prnounciation of или

[ˈilʲɪ]