gos

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) goç

Etymology

Onomatopoeic word used to call dogs.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡos/

Noun

gos m (plural gossos, feminine gossa)

1. dog

Further reading

• “gos” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔːs/
• Rhymes: -ɔːs

Noun

gos n (genitive singular goss, nominative plural gos)

1. (geology) eruption (of a geyser, volcano, etc.)
2. soda

Anagrams

• sog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔsˠ/, /ɡəsˠ/

Preposition

gos (plus dative, triggers no mutation)

1. (archaic, otherwise rare) Alternative form of go (“until, up to”) (used before the definite article)

   gos an lá inniu ― up to today, until the present day

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkos/

Adverb

gos

1. (interrogative) where, in what place
2. (interrogative) whence, from where
3. (relative) where
4. (relative) whence, from where

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡus]

Noun

gos m (plural gosses)

1. dog

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰans-.

Germanic cognates include Old Frisian gōs (West Frisian goes), Old Saxon gās (German Low German Goos), Middle Dutch gans (Dutch gans), Old High German gans (German Gans), and Old Norse gás (Swedish and Danish gås).

Indo-European cognates include Avestan 𐬰𐬁‎ (zā), Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn), Latin ānser, Old Church Slavonic гѫсь (gǫsĭ), Lithuanian zùoss, and Old Irish géis (“swan”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡoːs/

Noun

gōs f

1. goose
   • Exeter Book:

     Hwīlum iċ grǣde swā gōs.

     Sometimes I cry like a goose.

Noun

gos n

1. Alternative form of gās

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gǫsь, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰans-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡóːs/
• Tonal orthography: gọ̑s

Noun

gós f (genitive gosí, nominative plural gosí)

1. goose

Noun

gos n (informal)

1. cuddliness
2. (action of) cuddling, snuggling

Noun

gos ?

1. ear