jós

See also: Appendix:Variations of "jos"

Hungarian

Etymology

From javas, a derived form of the adjective jó (“good”) +‎ -s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjoːʃ]
• Hyphenation: jós
• Rhymes: -oːʃ

Noun

jós (plural jósok)

1. fortuneteller, soothsayer (one who predicts the future, using magic, intuition or intelligence)

   Synonyms: jövendőmondó, javasasszony, jósnő

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	jós	jósok
accusative	jóst	jósokat
dative	jósnak	jósoknak
instrumental	jóssal	jósokkal
causal-final	jósért	jósokért
translative	jóssá	jósokká
terminative	jósig	jósokig
essive-formal	jósként	jósokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	jósban	jósokban
superessive	jóson	jósokon
adessive	jósnál	jósoknál
illative	jósba	jósokba
sublative	jósra	jósokra
allative	jóshoz	jósokhoz
elative	jósból	jósokból
delative	jósról	jósokról
ablative	jóstól	jósoktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	jósé	jósoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	jóséi	jósokéi

Possessive forms of jós
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	jósom	jósaim
2nd person sing.	jósod	jósaid
3rd person sing.	jósa	jósai
1st person plural	jósunk	jósaink
2nd person plural	jósotok	jósaitok
3rd person plural	jósuk	jósaik

Derived terms

• jóslat
• jósol

 

Compound words

• baljós
• jósnő

 

Further reading

• jós in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Old Norse

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

jós

1. first/third-person singular indicative past of ausa