jós

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Hungarian

Etymology

From javas, a derived form of the adjective (good) +‎ -s.

Pronunciation

Noun

jós (plural jósok)

  1. fortuneteller, soothsayer (one who predicts the future, using magic, intuition or intelligence)
    Synonyms: jövendőmondó, javasasszony, jósnő

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative jós jósok
accusative jóst jósokat
dative jósnak jósoknak
instrumental jóssal jósokkal
causal-final jósért jósokért
translative jóssá jósokká
terminative jósig jósokig
essive-formal jósként jósokként
essive-modal
inessive jósban jósokban
superessive jóson jósokon
adessive jósnál jósoknál
illative jósba jósokba
sublative jósra jósokra
allative jóshoz jósokhoz
elative jósból jósokból
delative jósról jósokról
ablative jóstól jósoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
jósé jósoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
jóséi jósokéi
Possessive forms of jós
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. jósom jósaim
2nd person sing. jósod jósaid
3rd person sing. jósa jósai
1st person plural jósunk jósaink
2nd person plural jósotok jósaitok
3rd person plural jósuk jósaik

Derived terms

Compound words

Further reading

  • jós in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Old Norse

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

jós

  1. first/third-person singular indicative past of ausa