Galician

Alternative forms

• ós

Contraction

aos m pl ‎(masculine sg ao, feminine sg á, feminine plural ás)

1. to the, towards the

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish áes².

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): [eːsˠ]
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): [iːsˠ]

Noun

aos m ‎(genitive singular aosa)

1. people, folk

Declension

Derived terms

• aosán m ‎(“evil fairy; fairies”)

Etymology 2

Noun

aos m

1. Alternative form of aois ‎(“age”)

Mutation

References

• "aos" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “2 áes (‘people, folk’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈawʃ/

Contraction

aos

1. Contraction of a os ‎(“to the”).

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:ao.