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Webster 1913 Edition


Os


Os

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Ossa
(#)
.
[L.]
A bone.

Os

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Ora
(#)
.
[L.]
A mouth; an opening; an entrance.

Os

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Osar
(#)
.
[Sw.
ås
ridge, chain of hills, pl.
åsar
.]
(Geol.)
One of the ridges of sand or gravel found in Sweden, etc., supposed by some to be of marine origin, but probably formed by subglacial waters. The osar are similar to the kames of Scotland and the eschars of Ireland. See
Eschar
.

Definition 2024


ós

ós

See also: Appendix:Variations of "os"

Catalan

l'ós bru

Noun

ós m (plural óssos)

  1. bear (mammal)

Derived terms


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

Noun

ós f (genitive singular óss, nominative plural ósar)

  1. estuary, mouth of the river

Derived terms


Irish

Etymology

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

Related terms


Old Irish

Preposition

ós

  1. Alternative form of úas

Portuguese

Noun

ós

  1. plural of ó