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Webster 1913 Edition
Os
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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)
- bear (mammal)
Derived terms
specific species of bear
other non-ursine mammals
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Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From contraction of preposition a (“to, towards”) + masculine plural definite article os (“the”)
Contraction
ós m pl
- Alternative spelling of aos
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
- 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
- Ós breá an lá inniu, táimid ag dul go dtí an trá.
Related terms
Irish copular forms
Simple copular forms
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Compound copular forms
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