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hos

hos

See also: HOS, , hös, hős, hoš, hoş, and Hos.

English

Noun

hos

  1. plural of ho
    • 2007, January 14, “Henry Alford”, in Books on Broadway:
      talkin’, talkin’ ’bout emperor’s children: ivy league pimps and hos.

Anagrams


Danish

Etymology

Originally an unstressed form of hus (house) undergoing a development in meaning from "at someone's house" to "with someone" – analogous to the development of Latin casa (house) to French chez (at (the house of)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [hɔs]

Preposition

hos

  1. at, by, with

References


Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

hos

  1. first-person singular present indicative of hossen
  2. imperative of hossen

Irish

Noun

hos m

  1. h-prothesized form of os

Latin

Pronoun

hōs

  1. accusative masculine plural of hic

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Developed from hus.

Preposition

hos

  1. at, by, with

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Developed from hus.

Preposition

hos

  1. at, by, with

Synonyms

References


Old English

Noun

hōs f

  1. escort; company

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

hos

  1. indefinite genitive singular of ho

Preposition

hos

  1. in the vicinity of object
  2. at someone's place or building, usually meaning their home or workplace. Same as Icelandic hjá): Jag är hos djävulen (I am at the devil's place; I am in ****). Johan är hos sig (Johan is at his own place).

Derived terms


Tok Pisin

Etymology

English horse.

Noun

hos

  1. horse