ós

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Catalan

Pronunciation

Noun

ós m (plural óssos, feminine óssa)

  1. Pre-2016 spelling of os (bear).

Usage notes

  • The spelling ós was deprecated in the 2016 spelling reform. The old spelling can still be used for metalinguistic transcriptions, or when the intended meaning is not clear from the context. See Appendix:Catalan orthography.

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Contraction

ós m pl (masculine sg ó, feminine sg á, feminine plural ás)

  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

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

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
Related terms

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

Old Irish

Preposition

ós

  1. Alternative form of úas

Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

ós f

  1. genitive plural of osa
    Synonym: os

Portuguese

Noun

ós m pl

  1. plural of ó

Romagnol

Etymology

From Latin ostiu(m) (door).

Pronunciation

Noun

ós m (plural ós)

  1. door

Further reading

  • Masotti, Adelmo (1996) Vocabolario Romagnolo Italiano [Romagnol-Italian dictionary] (in Italian), Bologna: Zanichelli, page 410