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See also: Appendix:Variations of "os"
English
Etymology
From the traditional Ashkenazi pronunciation of Hebrew ־וֹת (“-ót”), and its descendant, Yiddish ־ות (-es).
Suffix
-os
Synonyms
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Aromanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
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
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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.
Usage notes
Roots with the neutral front vowels -e-, -i- take the back-vocalic allomorph -os (e.g. pettää (“to deceive, to betray”) → petos (“betrayal, fraud”), piirtää (“to draw”) → piirros (“drawing”)). The form -ös is only used when the first syllable of the root contains what is considered a front vowel under harmony, i.e. -ä-, -ö- or -y- (e.g. kääntää (“to turn; to translate”) → käännös (“turn; translation”), kytkeä (“to connect”) → kytkös (“connection”), näyttää (“to show”) → näytös (“act”)).
Declension
Derived terms
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French
Etymology
Variant of -o.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-os
- Suffix forming slang words.
Derived terms
- chicos
- chouettos
- musicos
- rapidos
- rupinos
- tranquillos
- tristos
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Suffix
-os
- (adjective-forming suffix) Added to a noun to form an adjective meaning "having something"; sometimes referred to as ornative.
- (noun-forming suffix) Added to a noun to form a noun, for example an occupation or a collective noun.
- (number-forming suffix) Added to a cardinal number to form a digit or figure, cf. the relevant template.
- (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
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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.
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-os
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-os
References
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Latin
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈoːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɔs]
Suffix
-ōs
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Suffix
-os
- Old Latin form of -us (suffix of nouns in the second declension)
Middle English
Suffix
-os
- alternative form of -ous
Old French
Suffix
-os
- alternative form of -us
Portuguese
Suffix
-os m pl (non-lemma form of noun-forming suffix)
Suffix
-os m pl (non-lemma form of adjective-forming suffix)
- masculine plural of -o
- 2007, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows] (Harry Potter; 7), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 308:
- Você notou os cabelos dela, são negros e brilhantes e macios...
- You noticed her hair, it's dark and brilliant and soft...
Romanian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Suffix
-os m or n (feminine singular -oasă, masculine plural -oși, feminine/neuter plural -oase)
- Forms adjectives; -ous
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
Welsh
Pronunciation
Suffix
-os
- diminutive suffix, usually indicating an element of endearment
- area characterised by a particular plant
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
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