-ós

See also: Appendix:Variations of "os"

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -ōsus. Compare Occitan -ós, French -eux, Spanish -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈos]

Suffix

-ós

1. -ous, -y, -ful.

   greix (“grease”) → greixós (“greasy”)

   dubte (“doubt”) → dubtós (“doubtful”)

   verí (“poison”) → verinós (“poisonous”)

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -ós

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Hungarian

Etymology

-ó (present participle suffix) + -s (adjective-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oːʃ]

Suffix

-ós

1. (adjective-forming suffix) Added to a verb to form an adjective expressing the permanent quality originating from the action. Several of the derived adjectives are also used as nouns.

   tud (“to know”) → tudós (“scholar”)

Usage notes

• (adjective-forming suffix) Variants:

  -ós is added to back vowel verbs

  -ős is added to front vowel verbs

Derived terms

Hungarian adjectives suffixed with -ós

Hungarian nouns suffixed with -ós

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

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Irish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare glúcós (“glucose”).

Suffix

-ós m

1. (chemistry) -ose

Declension

Declension of -ós

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative -ós -óis Vocative a -óis a -ósa Genitive -óis -ós Dative -ós -óis

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an -ós na -óis Genitive an -óis na -ós Dative leis an -ós don -ós leis na -óis

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
-ós	not applicable	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “-ós”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN