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English
Etymology
From the traditional Ashkenazi pronunciation of Hebrew ־וֹת (“-ót”), and it's descendant, Yiddish ־ות (-es).
Suffix
-os
- Used to form plurals of some Hebrew and Yiddish loanwords, usually ending in -a or -ah.
Synonyms
- (forming plurals of Hebrew loanwords): -as, -ahs, -ot, -oth
Derived terms
Anagrams
Aromanian
Etymology
From Latin -ōsus.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-os m (feminine singular -oasã, masculine plural -osh, feminine plural -oasi or -oase) or (feminine -ose , feminine plural -osi)
- -ous; used to form adjectives
Derived terms
Esperanto
Etymology
The Esperanto suffixes -as, -is, -os, -us are related, and appear to have been inspired by previous language projects:
- This play of vowels is not an original idea of Zamenhof's: -as, -is, -os are found for the three tenses of the infinitive in Faiguet's system of 1765; -a, -i, -o without a consonant are used like Z's -as, -is, -os by Rudelle (1858); Courtonne in 1885 had -am, -im, -om in the same values, and the similarity with Esperanto is here even more perfect than in the other projects, as -um corresponds to Z's -us. —An International Language (1928)
Suffix
-os
- will; ending of future tense in verbs.
- Mi iros al la vendejo. ― I will go to the store.
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *-os. Equivalent to -o + -s, or re-extracted from verbs with stems ending in o.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-os (front vowel harmony variant -ös, linguistic notation -Os)
- Forms nouns denoting the result of the action of a verb.
- liittää (“to join”) + -os → liitos (“joining, joint”)
- muuntaa (“to change, convert”) + -os → muunnos (“conversion”)
Usage notes
Roots with the neutral front vowels -e-, -i- take the back-vocalic allomorph -os (e.g. piirtää (“to draw”) → piirros (“drawing”)). The form -ös is only used when the first syllable of the root contains a front rounded vowel (e.g. näyttää (“to show”) → näytös (“act”)).
Declension
Inflection of -os (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
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nominative
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-os
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-okset
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genitive
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-oksen
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-osten -oksien
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partitive
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-osta
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-oksia
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illative
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-okseen
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-oksiin
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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-os
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-okset
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accusative
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nom.
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-os
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-okset
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gen.
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-oksen
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genitive
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-oksen
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-osten -oksien
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partitive
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-osta
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-oksia
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inessive
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-oksessa
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-oksissa
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elative
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-oksesta
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-oksista
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illative
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-okseen
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-oksiin
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adessive
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-oksella
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-oksilla
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ablative
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-okselta
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-oksilta
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allative
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-okselle
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-oksille
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essive
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-oksena
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-oksina
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translative
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-okseksi
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-oksiksi
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abessive
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-oksetta
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-oksitta
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instructive
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—
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-oksin
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comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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-okseni
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-okseni
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accusative
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nom.
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-okseni
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-okseni
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gen.
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-okseni
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genitive
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-okseni
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-osteni -oksieni
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partitive
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-ostani
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-oksiani
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inessive
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-oksessani
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-oksissani
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elative
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-oksestani
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-oksistani
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illative
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-okseeni
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-oksiini
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adessive
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-oksellani
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-oksillani
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ablative
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-okseltani
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-oksiltani
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allative
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-okselleni
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-oksilleni
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essive
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-oksenani
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-oksinani
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translative
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-oksekseni
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-oksikseni
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abessive
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-oksettani
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-oksittani
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instructive
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—
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—
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comitative
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— |
-oksineni
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second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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-oksesi
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-oksesi
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accusative
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nom.
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-oksesi
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-oksesi
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gen.
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-oksesi
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genitive
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-oksesi
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-ostesi -oksiesi
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partitive
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-ostasi
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-oksiasi
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inessive
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-oksessasi
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-oksissasi
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elative
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-oksestasi
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-oksistasi
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illative
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-okseesi
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-oksiisi
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adessive
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-oksellasi
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-oksillasi
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ablative
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-okseltasi
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-oksiltasi
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allative
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-oksellesi
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-oksillesi
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essive
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-oksenasi
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-oksinasi
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translative
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-okseksesi
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-oksiksesi
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abessive
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-oksettasi
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-oksittasi
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instructive
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—
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—
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comitative
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— |
-oksinesi
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first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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-oksemme
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-oksemme
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accusative
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nom.
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-oksemme
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-oksemme
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gen.
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-oksemme
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genitive
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-oksemme
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-ostemme -oksiemme
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partitive
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-ostamme
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-oksiamme
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inessive
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-oksessamme
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-oksissamme
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elative
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-oksestamme
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-oksistamme
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illative
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-okseemme
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-oksiimme
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adessive
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-oksellamme
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-oksillamme
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ablative
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-okseltamme
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-oksiltamme
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allative
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-oksellemme
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-oksillemme
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essive
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-oksenamme
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-oksinamme
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translative
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-okseksemme
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-oksiksemme
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abessive
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-oksettamme
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-oksittamme
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instructive
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—
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—
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comitative
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— |
-oksinemme
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second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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-oksenne
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-oksenne
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accusative
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nom.
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-oksenne
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-oksenne
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gen.
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-oksenne
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genitive
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-oksenne
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-ostenne -oksienne
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partitive
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-ostanne
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-oksianne
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inessive
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-oksessanne
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-oksissanne
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elative
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-oksestanne
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-oksistanne
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illative
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-okseenne
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-oksiinne
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adessive
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-oksellanne
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-oksillanne
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ablative
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-okseltanne
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-oksiltanne
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allative
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-oksellenne
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-oksillenne
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essive
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-oksenanne
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-oksinanne
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translative
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-okseksenne
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-oksiksenne
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abessive
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-oksettanne
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-oksittanne
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instructive
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—
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—
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comitative
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-oksinenne
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third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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-oksensa
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-oksensa
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accusative
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nom.
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-oksensa
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-oksensa
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gen.
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-oksensa
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genitive
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-oksensa
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-ostensa -oksiensa
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partitive
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-ostaan -ostansa
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-oksiaan -oksiansa
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inessive
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-oksessaan -oksessansa
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-oksissaan -oksissansa
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elative
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-oksestaan -oksestansa
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-oksistaan -oksistansa
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illative
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-okseensa
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-oksiinsa
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adessive
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-oksellaan -oksellansa
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-oksillaan -oksillansa
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ablative
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-okseltaan -okseltansa
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-oksiltaan -oksiltansa
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allative
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-okselleen -oksellensa
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-oksilleen -oksillensa
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essive
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-oksenaan -oksenansa
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-oksinaan -oksinansa
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translative
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-oksekseen -okseksensa
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-oksikseen -oksiksensa
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abessive
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-oksettaan -oksettansa
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-oksittaan -oksittansa
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instructive
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—
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—
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comitative
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— |
-oksineen -oksinensa
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Derived terms
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Variant of -o
Pronunciation
Suffix
-os
- (slang) Slang ending of nouns, adjectives and adverbs (without changing the meaning)
Derived terms
Nouns :
Adjectives :
Adverbs :
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Suffix
-os
- (adjective-forming suffix) Added to a noun to form an adjective meaning "having something"; sometimes referred to as ornative.
- kar (“arm”) + -os → karos (“something with an arm”), for example karosszék (“armchair, a chair with an arm”)
- (noun-forming suffix) Added to a noun to form a noun, for example an occupation or a collective noun.
- asztal (“table”) + -os → asztalos (“carpenter”)
- akác (“acacia”) + -os → akácos (“acacia grove”)
- (number-forming suffix) Added to an ordinal number to form a digit or figure, cf. the relevant template.
- hat (“six”) + -os → hatos (“the digit or figure six”)
- (frequentative suffix) Added to a verb to form a new verb expressing repetitive action. No longer productive in this sense.
- fut (“to run”) + -os → futos (“to run back and forth”) (dated, modern version futkos)
Usage notes
- (all senses) Variants:
- -s is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
- -os is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -as is added to other back-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -es is added to unrounded (and some rounded) front-vowel words ending in a consonant
- -ös is added to most rounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Pannonian Rusyn: -ош (-oš)
See also
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperanto -os, back-formation from -as.
Suffix
-os
- desinence of the future tense in verbs
See also
Ingrian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *-os. Cognates include Finnish -os.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-os (front vowel variant -ös)
- Forms nouns denoting the result of the action of a verb.
- pettää (“to betray”) + -os → petos (“betrayal”)
- kirjuttaa (“to write”) + -os → kirjutos (“writing”)
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-os
- inessive singular of -o
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-os
- inessive singular of -o
References
- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 56
Latin
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ōs
- accusative masculine plural of -us
Middle English
Suffix
-os
- Alternative form of -ous
Old French
Suffix
-os
- Alternative form of -us
Portuguese
Suffix
-os m
- plural of -o
Romanian
Etymology
Inherited from Latin -ōsus (“full (of)”).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-os m or n (feminine singular -oasă, masculine plural -oși, feminine and neuter plural -oase)
- Forms adjectives; -ous
Declension
Derived terms
Welsh
Pronunciation
Suffix
-os
- diminutive suffix, usually indicating an element of endearment
- plant (“children”) + -os → plantos (“kiddies”)
- merched (“girls”) + -os → merchetos (“little girls”)
- tai (“houses”) + -os → teios (“small houses”)
- area characterised by a particular plant
- bedw (“birch”) + -os → bedwos (“birch grove, place where birch grow”)
- grug (“heather”) + -os → grugos (“heath”)
- brwyn (“rushes”) + -os → brwynos (“brwynos”)
Usage notes
-os can only be added to plural or collective nouns.
Derived terms
References
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-os”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies