gos

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

Aragonese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic word used to call dogs.

Noun

gos m (plural goses)

1. dog

Synonyms

• can
• cocho
• chucho

• ca

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Catalan

A dog (a Labrador)

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) goç

Etymology

Onomatopoeic word used to call dogs.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Valencian)

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Noun

gos m (plural gossos, feminine gossa)

1. dog

   Synonyms: ca, quisso

2. (figuratively) a lazy man

   Synonyms: gandul, malfeiner

3. laziness

   Synonym: mandra

Derived terms

• color de gos com fuig
• gos policia
• gossada
• gosset
• gos viverrí

 

Further reading

• “gos” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “gos” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “gos”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023

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Cumbric

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wastos (“servant”). Compare Breton gwaz, Welsh gwas and Old Irish foss.

Noun

gos

1. servant, servant of- (in name-formations)

References

• (2006) Celtic Culture: A-Celti
• Name-formations (e.g. Gosmungo, Gospatric)

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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

• eldgos
• ferðamannagos
• gosberg
• gosdrykkur

Further reading

• “gos” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Anagrams

• sog

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Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔsˠ/, /ɡəsˠ/

Preposition

gos (plus dative, triggers no mutation)

1. (archaic, except in fixed phrases) 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

• Only used in a few fixed phrases like gos an lá inniu. Otherwise, the synonym go dtí is 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]

• Audio (Languedocien)

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Noun

gos m (plural gosses)

1. dog

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰans-.

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 *gǫ̑sь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡóːs/

Noun

gọ̑s f

1. goose

Inflection

Feminine, i-stem, mobile accent
nom. sing.	gós
gen. sing.	gosí
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	gós	gosí	gosí
accusative	gós	gosí	gosí
genitive	gosí	gosí	gosí
dative	gósi	goséma	gosém
locative	gósi	goséh	goséh
instrumental	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