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 é ― since 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

Portuguese

Noun

ós m pl

  1. Plural of noun ó.
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