hos

See also: HOS, hô, hös, hős, hoš, hoş, and Hos.

English

Noun

hos

1. plural of ho

Anagrams

• OHS, OHs, Osh, Soh, ohs, osh, sho, sho', soh

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Danish

Etymology

Originally an unstressed form of hus (“house”) undergoing a development in meaning from "at someone's house" to "with someone" – analogous to the development of Latin casa (“house”) to French chez (“at (the house of)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hɔs]

Preposition

hos

1. at X's abode

   Vi var på besøg hos Ahmad.

   We visited Ahmad in his abode.

   Jeg sov hos en veninde.

   I slept at a friend's place.

2. in X's view; as X expresses it in their writings
   • 1877, Fredrik Petersen, Dr. Søren Kierkegaards Christendomsforkyndelse, page 544

     Maalet er hos Kierkegaard som hos Hegel et selvbevidst Liv, der af begge kaldes Aand, ...

     The goal, according to Kierkegaard is, as according to Hegel, a self-conscious life, which both of them call spirit/spirituality, ...

   • 2001, Sundhedsplejerske-institutionens dannelse: en kulturteoretisk og kulturhistorisk analyse af velfaerdsstatens embedsvaerk, Museum Tusculanum Press (→ISBN), page 132

     Muligheden for at vælge forkert er hos Hegel til stede.

     The possibility of choosing wrong is present in the view that Hegel expresses.

   • 2015, Svend Brinkmann, Identitet, Klim (→ISBN)

     Etik er derfor hos Foucault noget andet end moral, der er det filosofiske studium af gode, rigtige handlinger.

     In Foucault's writings, ethics is therefore different from morality, which is the philosophical study of good, right actions.

References

• “hos” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “hos” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

hos

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of hossen
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of hossen

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Irish

Noun

hos m

1. h-prothesized form of os

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Latin

Pronoun

1. accusative masculine plural of hic

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• hose, hoos, hoose, hoce, hase, haase, hayse, hors, horse, hoorse

Etymology

From Old English hās, *hārs, from Proto-Germanic *haisaz, *haisraz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɔːs/, /hɔːrs/
• IPA^(key): /hɑːs/, /hɑːrs/

Adjective

hos (plural and weak singular hose)

1. Hoarse; harsh-sounding.
2. (rare) Unclear-sounding; hard to detect.

Related terms

• hosely
• hosnesse

Descendants

• English: hoarse
• Scots: hairse, hairsh, haise

References

• “hōs, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-23.

Noun

hos (uncountable)

1. (rare) The state of being hoarse or an example of it.

References

• “hōs, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-23.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Developed from hus.

Preposition

hos

1. at, by, with

References

• “hos” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Developed from hus.

Preposition

hos

1. at, by, with

Synonyms

• hjå

References

• “hos” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xoːs/, [hoːs]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hansō. Cognate with Old High German hansa.

Noun

hōs f

1. escort; company; troop

Declension

Declension of hos (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hōs	hōsa, hōse
accusative	hōse	hōsa, hōse
genitive	hōse	hōsa
dative	hōse	hōsum

Etymology 2

Noun

hōs f

1. bramble
2. thorn

Declension

Declension of hos (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hōs	hōsa, hōse
accusative	hōse	hōsa, hōse
genitive	hōse	hōsa
dative	hōse	hōsum

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Swedish

Etymology

Compare Old Swedish i hoss “close by, nearby”; probably from a weak form of Old Swedish hūs (“house”) (Swedish hus); cognate with Danish hos. Compare Icelandic hjá (“at, by”) from hjón (“married couple”), French chez (“to/at the house of”) from Latin casa (“house”) and Westrobothnian from , .

Pronunciation

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Noun

hos

1. (deprecated template usage) indefinite genitive singular of ho

Preposition

hos

1. in the vicinity of
2. at someone's place or building, usually their home or workplace. Same as Icelandic hjá: Jag är hos djävulen (I am at the devil's place; I am in hell). Johan är hos sig (Johan is at his own place).
3. with someone (used instead of 'med' with a few static verbs, such as stay): Stanna hos mig! (Stay with me!).

Derived terms

• hemma hos

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English horse.

Noun

hos

1. horse