gos

See also: GOS, GoS, gô, gös, goç, goş, and Goś

Catalan

A dog (a Labrador)

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) goç

Etymology

Onomatopoeic word used to call dogs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈɡos]

Noun

gos m (plural gossos, feminine gossa)

1. dog

Synonyms

• ca

Further reading

• “gos” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔːs/
• Rhymes: -ɔːs

Noun

gos n (genitive singular goss, nominative plural gos)

1. (geology) eruption (of a geyser, volcano, etc.)
2. soda (US), fizzy pop (UK)

Declension

declension of gos

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gos	gosið	gos	gosin
accusative	gos	gosið	gos	gosin
dative	gosi	gosinu	gosum	gosunum
genitive	goss	gossins	gosa	gosanna

Synonyms

• (soda): gosdrykkur

Derived terms

• gosdrykkur
• eldgos
• gosberg

Anagrams

• sog

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Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔsˠ/, /ɡəsˠ/

Preposition

gos (plus dative, triggers no mutation)

1. (archaic, otherwise rare) Alternative form of go (“until, up to”) (used before the definite article)

   gos an lá inniu ― up to today, until the present day

Usage notes

The preposition go (“until”) is very rarely used before the definite article except in a few fixed phrases like gos an lá inniu. Otherwise, the synonym go dtí is usually used before the article.

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Middle English

Noun

gos

1. Alternative form of goos

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Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkos/

Adverb

gos

1. where, in what place (interrogative)
2. whence, from where (interrogative)
3. where (relative)
4. whence, from where (relative)

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

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Occitan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡus]

Noun

gos m (plural gosses)

1. dog

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Old English

Etymology

From Anglo-Frisian *gą̄s [ɣɑ̃ːs], from West Germanic *gans [ɣɑns], from Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰans-.

Germanic cognates include Old Frisian gōs (West Frisian goes), Old Saxon gās (Low German Goos), Old Dutch gans (Dutch gans), Old High German gans (German Gans), Old Norse gás (Swedish gås), and Gothic *𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃 (*gans).

Indo-European cognates include Avestan 𐬰𐬁 (zā), Ancient Greek χήν (khḗn), Latin ānser, Old Church Slavonic гѫсь (gǫsĭ), Lithuanian zùoss, and Old Irish géis (“swan”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡoːs/

Noun

gōs f

1. goose
   • Exeter Book:

     Hwīlum iċ grǣde swā gōs.

     Sometimes I cry like a goose.

Declension

Declension of gos (strong consonant stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	gōs	gēs
accusative	gōs	gēs
genitive	gēs, gōse	gōsa
dative	gēs	gōsum

Descendants

• Middle English: goos, goce, gos, gose, gosse
  • English: goose
  • Scots: guse

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Old Saxon

Noun

gos n

1. Alternative form of gās

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gǫsь, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰans-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡóːs/

Noun

gọ̑s f

1. goose

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, i-stem, long mixed accent
nom. sing.	gós
gen. sing.	gosí
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	gós	gosí	gosí
genitive (rodȋlnik)	gosí	gosí	gosí
dative (dajȃlnik)	gósi	goséma	gosém
accusative (tožȋlnik)	gós	gosí	gosí
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	gósi	goséh	goséh
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	gosjó	goséma	gosmí

Further reading

• “gos”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

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Swedish

Noun

gos n (informal)

1. cuddliness
2. (action of) cuddling, snuggling

Declension

Declension of gos
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	gos	goset	—	—
Genitive	gos	gosets	—	—

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Zazaki

Noun

gos

1. ear