English edit

 
Lynx lynx

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle English lusk, from Old English lox, from Proto-West Germanic *luhs, from Proto-Germanic *luhsaz. Cognate with Scots los, Saterland Frisian Luks, Low German Luks, Dutch los, German Luchs, Luxembourgish Luuss.

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

los (plural loses)

  1. (obsolete) A medium-sized wildcat, most of them part of the genus Lynx.
    Synonym: lynx
    The los had been brought from a northern part of the United States.
    • 1592, Thomas Thomasius, Thomae Thomasii Dictionarium tertio ... emendatum ... et longe auctius ... redditum.:
      A beaſt like unto a wolfe having many ſpottes, and being exceeding quicke of ſight: a wolfe like an hart, a Los or Lynx.

Etymology 2 edit

From Middle English los, from Old English los, from Proto-Germanic *lusą, from Proto-Indo-European *lews-.

Noun edit

los (plural loses)

  1. Obsolete form of loss.
    • 1673, [Joseph Hill], The Interest Of theſe United Provinces. Being a Defence of the Zeelanders Choice [], Middelburg: Printed by Thomas Berry, page [75]:
      If we come under France, we have not onely Spaine our enimie by Sea and Land (as we have ſhewne) but the los of our Spaniſh Trade, and the hazarding of our whole Levant Traffick: And if we rightly calculate, that amounts to no ſmall part of our Commerce.

Anagrams edit

Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

From Dutch lossen.

Verb edit

los (present los, present participle losende, past participle gelos)

  1. to leave, abandon

Aragonese edit

Etymology edit

From Latin illos (those ones).

Pronoun edit

los

  1. them (masculine direct object)

Synonyms edit

Asturian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin illōs, from ille.

Article edit

los m pl (masculine sg el, feminine sg la, neuter sg lo, feminine plural les)

  1. (definite) the

Catalan edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Latin illōs; cf. els.

Pronoun edit

los (enclitic, contracted 'ls, proclitic els)

  1. them (masculine, direct or indirect object)
    perdoneu-losforgive them
    doneu-los una monedagive them a coin
  2. them (feminine, indirect object only)
    digueu-los la veritattell them the truth
Usage notes edit
  • -los is the full (plena) form of the pronoun. It is normally used after verbs ending with a consonant or ⟨u⟩.
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Latin illōs, from ille.

Article edit

los m pl

  1. masculine plural of lo

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Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ȏlsь, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el-.[1][2] Cognate with English elk, German Elch.

Noun edit

los m anim

  1. elk (British), moose (U.S.)
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from German Los,[3][4] from Middle High German lōz, from Old High German hlōz, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaut, from Proto-Germanic *hlautaz, ablaut variant of *hlutą.

Noun edit

los m inan

  1. lottery ticket
Declension edit

References edit

  1. ^ "los¹" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
  2. ^ Machek, Václav (1968), “1° los 1°”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
  3. ^ "los²" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
  4. ^ Machek, Václav (1968), “2° los 2°”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia

Further reading edit

  • los in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • los in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse lauss.

Adjective edit

los

  1. loose

Etymology 2 edit

From Middle Low German los.

Noun edit

los c (singular definite lossen, plural indefinite losser)

  1. lynx
Inflection edit

Etymology 3 edit

Derived from verb losse, itself from Middle Low German lossen.

Noun edit

los n (singular definite losset, plural indefinite los)

  1. kick
Inflection edit

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Dutch los, from Old Dutch *los, from Proto-West Germanic *lus (a-stem), from Proto-Germanic *lusaz. Cognate with Ripuarian Central Franconian loss, Luxembourgish lass, lues. Related with Dutch loos, the cognate of German los, lose, English loose.

Adjective edit

los (comparative losser, superlative meest los or lost)

  1. loose
    De losse kleding zat comfortabel.
    The loose clothing was comfortable.
    Zorg ervoor dat de schroeven goed vastzitten en niet los zijn.
    Make sure the screws are tightly fastened and not loose.
    Het kind hield de ballon stevig vast zodat hij niet los zou vliegen.
    The child held the balloon tightly so that it wouldn't fly loose.
  2. separate, individual
    Dit product is niet bestemd voor losse verkoop.
    This product is not intended to be sold individually.
Inflection edit
Inflection of los
uninflected los
inflected losse
comparative losser
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial los losser het lost
het loste
indefinite m./f. sing. losse lossere loste
n. sing. los losser loste
plural losse lossere loste
definite losse lossere loste
partitive los lossers
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: losi
  • Papiamentu: lòs, los

Verb edit

los

  1. inflection of lossen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Etymology 2 edit

From Middle Dutch los, from Old Dutch *los, from Proto-Germanic *luhsuz, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (light, to shine) or from a substrate language.[1]

Cognate with Old Saxon lohs, Old High German luhs, Old English lox, from a similar Germanic form also Swedish lodjur. Cognates outside Germanic include Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx), Lithuanian lūšis, Old Church Slavonic рꙑсь (rysĭ), Old Irish lug, Old Armenian լուսանունք (lusanunkʿ).

Noun edit

los m (plural lossen, diminutive losje n)

  1. (dated) lynx (specifically the Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx)
    Synonym: lynx
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Philippa, Marlies; Debrabandere, Frans; Quak, Arend; Schoonheim, Tanneke; van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009), “lynx”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press

Anagrams edit

Dutch Low Saxon edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Low German and Old Saxon lōs, from Proto-West Germanic *laus, cognate with Dutch los and English loose.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

los

  1. open

French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old French los, from Latin laus, probably via the nominative singular form.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

los m (plural los)

  1. (obsolete) praise; acclaim
    Synonym: (modern) louange

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “laus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 5: J L, page 211

German edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /loːs/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /lɔs/ (regionally; chiefly as interjection or when meaning “going on”)

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle High German and Old High German lōs. Compare English loose.

Adjective edit

los (strong nominative masculine singular loser, comparative loser, superlative am losesten)

  1. (colloquial or dated) Alternative form of lose (loose)

Adverb edit

los (only used in combination with a verb)

  1. rid of, free of
    Ich bin meine Erkältung los.I've gotten rid of my cold.
  2. off, out, used to indicate leaving motion.
    Morgen fahren wir los.Tomorrow we head out.
    Ich muss los.I have to go.
  3. going on
    Hier ist einiges los.There's a lot going on here.
    Was ist los?What's going on? / What's up? / What's wrong?
  4. (colloquial, regional, Westphalia, Lower Saxony) open
    Die Tür stand los.The door stood open.

Interjection edit

los

  1. come on!, let's go!
    Los! An die Arbeit!Come on! Let's get to work!
  2. (motor racing) Go!
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

los

  1. singular imperative of losen

Indonesian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɔs]
  • Hyphenation: los

Etymology 1 edit

Shortening from losmen (hostel).

Noun edit

los (first-person possessive losku, second-person possessive losmu, third-person possessive losnya)

  1. hostel
  2. longhouse

Etymology 2 edit

From Dutch loods (pilot).

Noun edit

los (first-person possessive losku, second-person possessive losmu, third-person possessive losnya)

  1. (navigation) pilot boat

Etymology 3 edit

From Dutch los (loose).

Adjective edit

los

  1. (colloquial) loose, free
    Synonyms: lepas, bebas

Further reading edit

Interlingua edit

Pronoun edit

los

  1. (accusative, dative) them, those

Ladino edit

Etymology edit

From Latin illōs, from ille.

Article edit

los (singular el, feminine las)

  1. the (masculine plural)

Masurian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Polish los.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɔs]
  • Syllabification: los

Noun edit

los m inan

  1. fate (presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events)
  2. fate (effect, consequence, outcome, or inevitable events predetermined by this cause)
  3. lottery ticket

Further reading edit

  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2021), “los”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur, volume 4, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 52

Mauritian Creole edit

Etymology edit

From French loche (dialectal).

Noun edit

los

  1. slug

References edit

  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. (1987). Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Middle Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Old Dutch *los, from Proto-West Germanic *laus (loose, free).

Adjective edit

los

  1. loose, free
  2. free, not encumbered
  3. having lost, robbed

Inflection edit

Adjective
Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural
Nominative Indefinite los losse los losse
Definite losse losse
Accusative Indefinite lossen losse los losse
Definite losse
Genitive loss losser loss losser
Dative lossen losser lossen lossen

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old English los.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

los (uncountable)

  1. loss

Descendants edit

References edit

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

Borrowing from Low German lots (short form of lotsman); compare with German Lotse.

Noun edit

los m (definite singular losen, indefinite plural loser, definite plural losene)

  1. (nautical) a pilot (person who guides ships in and out of a harbour)

References edit

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

los m (definite singular losen, indefinite plural losar, definite plural losane)

  1. Alternative spelling of lós

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

los n (definite singular loset, indefinite plural los, definite plural losa)

  1. Alternative spelling of lòs

Occitan edit

Etymology edit

From Latin illōs, from ille.

Pronunciation edit

Article edit

los (singular lo, feminine la, feminine plural las)

  1. the; masculine plural definite article

Old English edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *lusą (loss), from Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- (to cut loose; sever; lose). Cognate with Old Norse los (looseness; breaking up).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

los n (nominative plural los)

  1. loss
  2. destruction

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

Old French edit

Etymology edit

See the verb loer (to laud).

Noun edit

los oblique singularm (oblique plural los, nominative singular los, nominative plural los)

  1. glory; positive reputation

Descendants edit

Old High German edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *laus, see also Old English lēas, Old Norse lauss.

Adjective edit

lōs

  1. loose

Old Polish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old High German hlōz. First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /lʲɔs/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /lʲɔs/

Noun edit

los m inan (related adjective losowy)

  1. lot (thing used for determining chances)
    • 1930 [Fifteenth century], “Num”, in Ludwik Bernacki, editor, Biblia królowej Zofii (Biblia szaroszpatacka)[1], 33, 54:
      Wyøczsim daycze szirsze a mnyeysim wøssze, wszitkim iakos los przipadnye (ut sors ceciderit)
      [Więcszym dajcie szyrsze a mniejszym węższe. Wszytkim jakoż los przypadnie (ut sors ceciderit)]
    • 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki [Latin-Polish-German Florian Psalter]‎[2], Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego [The Ossoliński National Institute: with the benefit of the Silesian Parliament], pages 21, 19:
      Rozdzelili sobe odzene moie y na odzew moy pusczili loos (super vestem meam miserunt sortem)
      [Rozdzielili sobie odzienie moje i na odziew moj puścili los (super vestem meam miserunt sortem)]
  2. drawing lots (act of determining using lots)
    • 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki [Latin-Polish-German Florian Psalter]‎[3], Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego [The Ossoliński National Institute: with the benefit of the Silesian Parliament], pages 77, 60:
      Y wirzuczil od oblicza gich pogani, y losem rozdzelil gim zemø (sorte divisit eis terram)
      [Y wyrzucił od oblicza jich pogany, i losem rozdzielił jim ziemię (sorte divisit eis terram)]

Descendants edit

References edit

Polish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Polish los. Doublet of lotto.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

los m inan (related adjective losowy)

  1. (uncountable) fate (presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events)
  2. (countable) fate (effect, consequence, outcome, or inevitable events predetermined by this cause)
    Synonym: dola
  3. (countable) fate (event or a situation which is inevitable in the fullness of time; destiny)
    Synonym: przeznaczenie
  4. (countable) lot (slip of paper, or less often a die or ball, used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will)
    1. lottery ticket
    2. (Middle Polish) gambling
      Synonym: hazard
    3. (Middle Polish, figuratively) trick, ploy, ruse (action intended to deceive or swindle)
      Synonym: sztuczka
  5. (Middle Polish) cut, inheritance, property received by lot
  6. (Middle Polish) person of dialogue

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

adjectives
adverbs
nouns
proverbs
verbs
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Trivia edit

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), los is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 11 times in scientific texts, 7 times in news, 16 times in essays, 22 times in fiction, and 15 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 71 times, making it the 907th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ Ida Kurcz (1990), “los”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków; Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 222

Further reading edit

Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

 

Pronoun edit

los

  1. Alternative form of os (third-person masculine plural objective pronoun) used as an enclitic and mesoclitic following a verb form ending in a consonant (-z, -r and -s, but not -m); the consonant is elided and the preceding vowel takes an accent if necessary

Scots edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle English losse, from Old English lox, from Proto-West Germanic *luhs, from Proto-Germanic *luhsaz. Cognate with English los, Saterland Frisian Luks, Low German Luks, Dutch los, German Luchs, Luxembourgish Luuss.

Pronunciation edit

  • (North Northern) IPA(key): /los/

Noun edit

los (plural loses)

  1. (obsolete, Middle Scots) lynx

References edit

Scottish Gaelic edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Irish los, from Proto-Celtic *lustā, from the Proto-Indo-European root *lew- (to divide, to split). Cognate with Welsh llost.

Noun edit

los m (genitive singular lois)

  1. purpose, intention
  2. control
  3. (obsolete) tail, end
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Shortening of a los.

Conjunction edit

los

  1. in order to

Serbo-Croatian edit

 
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Američki los se odmori u kišnom polju.

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ȏlsь.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

lȍs m (Cyrillic spelling ло̏с)

  1. moose
  2. elk

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • los” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Silesian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Polish los.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɔs/
  • Rhymes: -ɔs
  • Syllabification: los

Noun edit

los m inan

  1. fate (presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events)
  2. lot (slip of paper used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will)

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • los in silling.org
  • Henryk Jaroszewicz (2022), “los”, in Zasady pisowni języka śląskiego (in Polish), Siedlce: Wydawnictwo Naukowe IKR[i]BL, page 93

Slovene edit

 
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Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *olsь.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

lọ̑s m anim

  1. elk, moose

Inflection edit

 
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.
Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nom. sing. lós
gen. sing. lósa
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
lós lósa lósi
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
lósa lósov lósov
dative
(dajȃlnik)
lósu lósoma lósom
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
lósa lósa lóse
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
lósu lósih lósih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
lósom lósoma lósi

Further reading edit

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

Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /los/ [los]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -os
  • Syllabification: los

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Latin illōs accusative plural masculine of ille.

Article edit

los m pl

  1. the
    ¿Qué hacen los muchachos?
    What do the boys do?
Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Pronoun edit

los

  1. accusative of ellos and ustedes (when referring to more than one man); them, you all (formal)
  2. plural masculine or neuter pronoun
    los que no hablan
    those who do not speak

See also edit

Anagrams edit

Swedish edit

Noun edit

los

  1. indefinite genitive singular of lo

Anagrams edit

White Hmong edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *ləwX (to come back).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

los

  1. to come, return (to one's home or to a place where one resides)
    Synonym: tuaj

Derived terms edit

  • los nag (to rain, literally come rain)

References edit

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[4], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 276.

Zazaki edit

Etymology edit

Compare Armenian լոշ (loš).

Noun edit

los (genitive singular losi)

  1. lavash