Os
See also: Appendix:Variations of "os"
Translingual
Symbol
Os
English
Noun
Os
- plural of O
Usage notes
- Opinions vary regarding the use of apostrophes when forming the plurals of letters of the alphabet. New Fowler’s Modern English Usage, after noting that the usage has changed, states on page 602 that “after letters an apostrophe is obligatory.” The 17th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style states in paragraph 7.15, “To aid comprehension, lowercase letters form the plural with an apostrophe and an s”. The Oxford Style Manual on page 116 advocates the use of common sense.
Anagrams
German
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin os, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɔs]
Noun
Os n (strong, genitive Os, plural Ossa)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [oːs]
Noun
Os n (strong, genitive Os, plural Ora)
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈo.ɛs/
Noun
Os (plural Os-Os)
- (healthcare) initialism of orang sakit (“patient”, literally “sick person”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Os
- a municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hedmark; bordering onto Trøndelag
- a former municipality of the former county of Hordaland; now merged into Bjørnafjorden in the county of Vestland, Norway
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Os
- a municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hedmark; bordering onto Trøndelag
- a municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hedmark