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English
Etymology
From Latin ob.
Prefix
os-
- (non-productive) Against; facing; a combining prefix found in verbs of Latin origin.
Derived terms
Anagrams
Irish
Etymology
From os (“over, above”, preposition).
Prefix
os-
- over-, above
- super-, supra-
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| os-
|
n-os-
|
hos-
|
t-os-
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
Scottish Gaelic
Prefix
os-
- super-, ultra-
Derived terms