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-ose

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ose"

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin -ōsus. Doublet of -ous in stressed position.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ose

  1. full of
    comatose (full of sleep)
Synonyms
Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of “full of”): -less
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Back-formation from glucose.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ose

  1. (chemistry) Used to form the names of sugars.
  2. (biochemistry) Used to indicate a product of protein breakdown
Derived terms
Translations

References

See also

  • (having a considerable amount of): -some

Anagrams

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Danish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Via French, from Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis).

Suffix

-ose

  1. -osis

Etymology 2

Via French, from Latin -ōsus.

Suffix

-ose

  1. -ose
Declension
More information common gender, singular ...

Derived terms

Danish terms suffixed with -ose
artrose
cyanose
fruktose
laktose
psykose
tuberkulose

References

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Dutch

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ose

  1. (chemistry) -ose (suffix used for sugars)
  2. (pathology) -osis (suffix used for diseases)

Derived terms

Dutch terms suffixed with -ose
avitaminose
fructose
lactose
maltose
sacharose
shigellose
sucrose
vaginose

French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed via Latin from Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis, “state, abnormal condition, or action”), from -όω (-óō) stem verbs + -σις (-sis).

Suffix

-ose f (noun-forming suffix, plural -oses)

  1. (pathology) -osis, a functional disease or condition
    ‎fluor (“fluorine”) + ‎-ose → ‎fluorose (“fluorosis”)
    ‎acide (“acid”) + ‎-ose → ‎acidose (“acidosis”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin -ōsus; doublet of the inherited -eux.

Suffix

-ose m (more commonly) or f (noun-forming suffix, plural -oses)

  1. (chemistry) -ose, a saccharide (simple sugar)
    ‎Latin frūctus (“fruit”) + ‎-ose → ‎fructose m (“fructose”) (surface etymology)
    ‎Ancient Greek γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) + ‎-ose → ‎glucose m (“glucose”)
    ‎Ancient Greek γάλακτ- (gálakt-, “milk”) + ‎-ose → ‎galactose m or (archaic) f (“galactose”)

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -ose
acidose
alcalose
argyrose
asbestose
aspergillose
avitaminose
bacillose
candidose
cellulose
cirrhose
colibacillose
cyanose
échinococcose
fluorose
fructose
galactose
glycogénose
gommose
grandiose
hypervitaminose
hypovitaminose
kératose
lactose
listériose
mononucléose
mycose
narcose
ostéoporose
parasitose
pédiculose
poliose
polypose
saccharose
sarcoïdose
stéatose
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German

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Via French, from Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis).

Suffix

-ose

  1. -osis
Declension
Declension of -ose [feminine]
More information singular, plural ...

Etymology 2

Via French, from Latin -ōsus.

Suffix

-ose

  1. -ose

Derived terms

German terms suffixed with -ose
Borreliose
Hypovitaminose
Laktose
Mitose
Phagozytose
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Latin

Suffix

-ōse

  1. vocative masculine singular of -ōsus

Middle English

Suffix

-ose

  1. alternative form of -ous

Ojibwe

Final

-ose

  1. walk

Derived terms

  • animose (“walk away”)
  • babaamose (“walk about, stroll”)
  • bimose (“walk (along)”)
  • giiwose (“hunt”)

See also

  • -a’amii (“step”)
  • -aazhagaame (“go along a shoreline or edge”)
  • -shin (“fall, lie, contact, tread, hit”)

References

Ottawa

Final

-ose (animate intransitive)

  1. walk

References

Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001), Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 374

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Ancient Greek -σις (-sis)
Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor.
New Latin -ōsislbor.
Portuguese -ose

    Internationalism. Learned borrowing from Latin -ōsis, from Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis, “state, abnormal condition, or action”).

    Suffix

    -ose f (noun-forming suffix, plural -oses)

    1. (pathology) Forms the names of functional diseases or conditions; -osis
    2. (biology, chemistry) Forms the names of actions and processes; -osis
    Derived terms
    Portuguese terms suffixed with -ose (disease)
    actinomicose
    adenomatose
    adenomiomatose
    adenose
    aftose
    clorose
    endometriose
    esquistossomose
    histiocitose
    ictiose
    metempsicose
    micose
    osteoporose
    parasitose
    pneumoconiose
    poliose
    virose

    Etymology 2

      Internationalism. Back-formation from glicose or glucose.

      Suffix

      -ose f (noun-forming suffix, plural -oses)

      1. (chemistry) Forms the names of sugars; -ose
      Derived terms
      Portuguese terms suffixed with -ose (sugar)
      glicose
      glucose
      lactose
      maltose
      poliose
      sacarose
      xilose

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