oos

oos

See also: Oos and OOS

English

Noun

oos

  1. plural of oo

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

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Adverb

oos

  1. east

Cornish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Cornish oys, from Old Cornish huis, from Proto-Brythonic *oɨs (“age”) and *oɨd (“era”), both from Proto-Celtic *aiwestom. Note that the terms diverged in Proto-Brythonic, but reconverged in Cornish - compare separate terms Welsh oed, oes.

Noun

oos m (plural osow)

  1. age
  2. era, period, epoch

Derived terms

  • flogh yn-dann oos (“minor”)
  • oos an rew, oos an yey (“ice age”)
  • oos-omdenna (“retirement age”)
  • osweyth (“era”)
  • yn y oos (“ever (lit. in his age)”)

References

  • “oos” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

Scots

Noun

oos (plural ooses)

  1. (Cromarty) alternative form of hoose

References

  • Am Baile (2009), The Cromarty Fisherfolk Dialect‎[1], Highland Council, page 4
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