ós

See also: Appendix:Variations of "os"

Catalan

l'ós bru

Etymology

From Latin ursus. Compare Spanish oso, Occitan ors, French ours.

Pronunciation

Noun

ós m (plural óssos, feminine óssa)

  1. bear (mammal)

Derived terms

Further reading


Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From contraction of preposition a (to, towards) + masculine plural definite article os (the)

Contraction

ós m pl

  1. Alternative spelling of aos

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse *óss, from Proto-Germanic *ōsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃éh₁os (mouth), cognate with Old English ōr, Latin ōs (mouth).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ouːs/

Noun

ós f (genitive singular óss, nominative plural ósar)

  1. estuary, mouth of the river

Derived terms


Irish

Etymology 1

Contraction of ó (since) + is (is).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /oːsˠ/, (before é, ea, í, iad and their emphatic equivalents) /oːʃ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ɔːsˠ/, (before é, ea, í, iad and their emphatic equivalents) /ɔːʃ/

Conjunction

ós

  1. since... is
    Ós breá an lá inniu, táimid ag dul go dtí an trá.
    Since it’s a fine day today, we’re going to the beach.
    ós eisean a rinne ésince he’s the one who did it

Preposition

ós

  1. Alternative form of ó (used before plural article and before gach)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse *óss (river mouth) or Latin ōs, both from Proto-Indo-European *h₃éh₁os (mouth).

Noun

ós m (genitive singular óis, nominative plural óis)

  1. (poetic) mouth
Declension

Further reading

  • "ós" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • 2 ós” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “ós” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.

Old Irish

Preposition

ós

  1. Alternative form of úas

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /us/

Noun

ós f

  1. genitive plural of osa
    Synonym: os

Portuguese

Noun

ós m pl

  1. Plural of noun ó.
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