ош

Erzya

Etymology

Cognate with Finnish otava, Northern Sami oahci, Lule Sami oahtse, among others.

Noun

ош • (oš)

1. town

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Moksha

Etymology

See Erzya ош (oš).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /oʃ/

Noun

ош • (oš)

1. city, town
   • Oahpa, University of Tromsø

     ошста ошс ― ošsta ošs ― from city to city

     ошса ― ošsa ― in city

     ошень ― ošeń ― of city; such that is characteristic of city

Usage notes

Cygankin gives the prolative form ошка (oška) but Golenkov — ошева (oševa).

Declension

Indefinite declension of ош

	singular	plural
nominative	ош (oš)	ошт (ošt)
genitive	ошень (ošeń)	—
dative	ошенди (ošenďi)	—
ablative	ошта (ošta)	—
inessive	ошса (ošsa)	—
elative	ошста (ošsta)	—
illative	ошс (ošs)	—
prolative	ошева (oševa)	—
comparative	ошшка (ošška)	—
translative	ошекс (ošeks)	—
abessive	ошфтома (ošftoma)	—
causative	ошенкса (ošenksa)	—

Definite declension of ош

	singular	plural
nominative	ошсь (ošś)	ошне (ošńe)
genitive	ошть (ošť)	ошнень (ošńeń)
dative	ошти (ošťi)	ошненди (ošńenďi)

Possessive declension of ош

first person singular (монь (moń))
	one possession	multiple possessions
nominative	ошезе (ošeźe)	ошне (ošńe)
genitive	ошезень (ošeźeń)	ошнень (ošńeń)
dative	ошезти (ošezťi)	ошненди (ošńenďi)
ablative	оштон (ošton)
inessive	ошсон (ošson)
elative	ошстон (ošston)
illative	ошезон (ošezon)
prolative	ошеван (oševan)
comparative	ошшкан (ošškan)
abessive	ошфтомон (ošftomon)
second person singular (тонь (toń))
	one possession	multiple possessions
nominative	ошце (ošće)	ошне (ošńe)
genitive	ошцень (ošćeń)	ошнень (ošńeń)
dative	ошценди (ošćenďi)	ошненди (ošńenďi)
ablative	оштот (oštot)
inessive	ошсот (ošsot)
elative	ошстот (ošstot)
illative	ошезт (ošezt)
prolative	ошеват (oševat)
comparative	ошшкат (ošškat)
abessive	ошфтомот (ošftomot)
third person singular (сонь (soń))
	one possession	multiple possessions
nominative	ошец (ošec)	ошенза (ošenza)
genitive	ошенц (ošenc)	ошензон (ošenzon)
dative	ошенцты (ošencti)	ошензонды (ošenzondi)
ablative	оштонза (oštonza)
inessive	ошсонза (ošsonza)
elative	ошстонза (ošstonza)
illative	ошезонза (ošezonza)
prolative	ошеванза (oševanza)
comparative	ошшканза (ošškanza)
abessive	ошфтомонза (ošftomonza)
first person plural (минь (miń))
	one or multiple possessions
nominative	ошеньке (ošeńke)
genitive	ошеньконь (ošeńkoń)
dative	ошеньконди (ošeńkonďi)
ablative	оштонк (oštonk)
inessive	ошсонк (ošsonk)
elative	ошстонк (ošstonk)
illative	ошезонк (ošezonk)
prolative	ошеванк (oševank)
comparative	ошшканк (ošškank)
abessive	ошфтомонк (ošftomonk)
second person plural (тинь (ťiń))
	one or multiple possessions
nominative	ошенте (ošenťe)
genitive	ошентень (ošenťeń)
dative	ошентенди (ošenťenďi)
ablative	оштонт (oštont)
inessive	ошсонт (ošsont)
elative	ошстонт (ošstont)
illative	ошезонт (ošezont)
prolative	ошевант (oševant)
comparative	ошшкант (ošškant)
abessive	ошфтомонт (ošftomont)
third person plural (синь (śiń))
	one or multiple possessions
nominative	ошсна (ošsna)
genitive	ошснон (ošsnon)
dative	ошснонды (ošsnondi)
ablative	оштост (oštost)
inessive	ошсост (ošsost)
elative	ошстост (ošstost)
illative	ошезост (ošezost)
prolative	ошеваст (oševast)
comparative	ошшкаст (ošškast)
abessive	ошфтомост (ošftomost)

References

• Indefinite paradigm in Cygankin, D. V. (1980) Grammatika mordovskix jazykov. Fonetika, grafika, orfografija, morfologija [Mordvinic grammar] (in Russian), Saransk, page 153
• Indefinite and definite paradigms in Nikolaj Golenkov (2009) Govorim po-mokšanski — Korxtatama mokšeks: razgovornik [Let's speak Moksha: phrasebook], Saransk: Izdatelʹskij dom «Kniga», →ISBN, page 70

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Tajik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔːʃ/

Noun

Dari	آش
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ош

ош • (oš)

1. cooked food
2. thick Persian-style soup

Derived terms

• оши палов (oši palov) (oš-i palov)