jos

See also: Appendix:Variations of "jos"

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Jordanian Sign Language.

Symbol

jos

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Jordanian Sign Language.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Jordanian Sign Language terms

English

Noun

jos

1. plural of jo

Anagrams

• OJs

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *jos. Originally the lative singular of joka; jo- +‎ -s (lative suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjos/, [ˈjo̞s̠]
• Rhymes: -os
• Syllabification^(key): jos
• Hyphenation^(key): jos

Conjunction

jos

1. (subordinating) if (supposing that)

   mitä jos... ― what if...

   nyt jos koskaan ― now if ever

   jos niin ajattelee ― if one thinks that way

   tulee jos on tullakseen ― it'll come if it'll come

   Ostan hienon auton, jos voitan lotossa. ― I will buy a fancy car if I win the lottery.

   Jos saisit valita, minkä näistä ottaisit? ― If you could choose, which one of these would you take?

   Jos nyt kerran kuuntelisit, ehkä saisimme jotain aikaankin! ― If you listened for once, maybe we could get somewhere!

   Jos metsässä kaatuu puu ja kukaan ei ole kuulemassa, kuuluuko siitä ääni? ― If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?

   Kuka muu se voisi olla, jos et sinä? ― Who else could it be if not you?

   Mikä olisi ollut ammattisi, jos olisit elänyt 200 vuotta sitten? ― What would have been your job if you had lived 200 years ago?

   1. When followed by mikä/mikään or kuka/kukaan, serves to emphasize the truth of a characterization; often preceded by a demonstrative or personal pronoun.

      Tuo jos mikä(än) osoittaa sinun olevan väärässä.

      That, if anything, proves you are wrong.

      Hän jos kuka(an) on plagiaristi.

      He's a plagiarist if ever there was one.

2. (colloquial, proscribed) if, whether (used to introduce an indirect question)

   Synonym: -ko

   Jos tulisit katsomaan. ― If you could come here to look.

Derived terms

• entä jos
• joskaan
• joskin
• josko
• jospa
• jossitella
• mitä jos

See also

• ellei, jollei

Further reading

• “jos”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *jos. Cognates include Finnish jos and Livvi jos.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈjos/, [ˈjo̞z̠]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈjos/, [ˈjo̞ʒ̥]
• Rhymes: -os
• Hyphenation: jos

Conjunction

jos

1. if
   • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. I. Molotsova, Loonnontiito (ensimäin osa): oppikirja alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:

     Jos kynnetyn maan pääl möö kaivaamma havvan, nii havvan servääs möö näemmä slojan mustaa tali harmaata maata.

     If in the surface of the earth we dig a pit, then on the edge of the pit we see a layer of black or grey soil.

2. so that, in order that

Usage notes

• In the sense "if", jos can be used with either a conditional, an indicative or an infinitive. The first tense is used to describe irrealis conditions, the second to describe future conditions, and the third one is used to give general statements:

  Jos siä kuralle katsoisit, siis minnua näkisit. ― If you looked to the left, then you would see me.

  Jos siä kuralle katsot, siis minnua näät. ― If you look to the left, then you will see me.

  Jos kuralle katsoa, saap minnua nähhä. ― If one looks to the left, he will be able to see me.

Synonyms

• (so that): jot, eik

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 106

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /joːs/

Etymology 1

Pronoun

jõs

1. (third-person feminine plural) they
2. third-person singular genitive of ji
3. (third-person singular feminine possessive) her

Declension

Declension of jos

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	jì	jiẽdvi	jõs
genitive	jõs	jų̃dviejų	jų̃
dative	jái	jõdviem	jóms
accusative	ją̃	jiẽdvi	jàs
instrumental	jà	jõdviem	jomìs
locative	jojè	jiẽdviese	josè

See also

Lithuanian personal pronouns

			nominative (vardininkas)	genitive (kilmininkas)	dative (naudininkas)	accusative (galininkas)	instrumental (įnagininkas)	locative (vietininkas)		possessive (savybiniai)
singular (vienaskaita)	1st person		àš	manę̃s	mán	manè	manimi̇̀, manim̃	manyjè, manỹ		màno
	2nd person		tù	tavę̃s	táu	tavè	tavimi̇̀, tavim̃	tavyjè, tavỹ		tàvo
	3rd person	m	ji̇̀s, jisai̇̃	jõ	jám	jį̇̃	juõ	jamè		jõ
		f	ji̇̀, jinai̇̃	jõs	jái	ją̃	jà	jojè		jõs
dual (dviskaita)	1st person	m	mùdu	mùdviejų	mùdviem	mùdu	mùdviem	mùdviese		mùdviejų
		f	mùdvi			mùdvi
	2nd person	m	jùdu	jùdviejų	jùdviem	jùdu	jùdviem	jùdviese		jùdviejų
		f	jùdvi			jùdvi
	3rd person	m	juõdu, jiẽdu	jų̃dviejų	jõdviem	juõdu	jõdviem	jiẽdviese		jų̃dviejų
		f	jiẽdvi			jiẽdvi
plural (daugiskaita)	1st person		mẽs	mū́sų	mùms	mùs	mumi̇̀s	mumysè		mū́sų
	2nd person		jū̃s	jū́sų	jùms	jùs	jumi̇̀s	jumysè		jū́sų
	3rd person	m	jiẽ	jų̃	ji̇́ems	juõs	jai̇̃s	juosè		jų̃
		f	jõs		jóms	jàs	jomi̇̀s	josè
reflexive (sangrąžiniai)			—	savę̃s	sáu	savè	savimi̇̀, savim̃	savyjè, savỹ		sàvo

Etymology 2

Verb

jõs

1. third-person singular/plural future of joti

Livvi

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *jos.

Conjunction

jos

1. if

Synonyms

• hoz

References

• Pertti Virtaranta; Raija Koponen (2009), “jos”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja‎^[2], Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Hindi जोश (joś).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒos/, /dʒoːʃ/

Noun

jos

1. pleasure; happiness

   Synonym: lazwa

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnic (compare Finnish jos).

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈjos/

Conjunction

jos

1. if

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[3], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan jos, from Late Latin iōsum, from Classical Latin deorsum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒus/

• Audio (Languedoc):

  (file)

Preposition

jos

1. below

   Antonym: sus

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “deorsum”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 3: D–F, page 43

Old Catalan

Adverb

jos

1. alternative form of jus (“down”)

Preposition

jos

1. alternative form of jus (“below”)

References

• “jos” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Old Occitan

Alternative forms

• jus
• jotz (infl. by sotz)

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin iūsum~iōsum, from Classical Latin deorsum.

Adverb

jos

1. down

Derived terms

• juzan

Preposition

jos

1. below

Descendants

• Occitan: jos

References

• DOM

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin diōsum, from Classical Latin deorsum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒos/

• Audio:

  (file)

Adverb

jos

1. down

   Antonym: sus

See also

• sub

Adjective

jos m or n (feminine singular joasă, masculine plural joși, feminine and neuter plural joase)

1. low
2. down

Declension

Declension of jos

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	jos		joasă		joși	joase
	definite	josul		joasa		joșii	joasele
genitive- dative	indefinite	jos		joase		joși	joase
	definite	josului		joasei		joșilor	joaselor

Derived terms

• înjosi
• josnic
• pe jos

Further reading

• “jos”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

Swedish

Noun

jos c

1. alternative form of juice

Usage notes

The usual Swedish spelling is juice. Jos is a less-used variant coined during the 1970s. See the usage notes for juice.

Declension

Declension of [Term?]

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	jos	jos
	definite	josen	josens
plural	indefinite	joser	josers
	definite	joserna	josernas

References

• jos in Svensk ordbok (SO)