Finnish

Suffix

-ös

1. Front vowel variant of -os

Declension

Derived terms

German

Etymology

From French -eux, from Latin -ōsus, chiefly in words borrowed from French, but productive in German to a limited extent. Doublet of -os, which stems directly from the Latin.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /øːs/

Suffix

-ös

1. A suffix, sometimes matching -ous.

Derived terms

References

1. ↑ “-ös” in: Friedrich Kluge, “Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache” , 22. Auflage, 1989, bearbeitet von Elmar Seebold, ISBN 3-11-006800-1

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [øʃ]

Suffix

-ös

1. (adjective suffix) Added to a noun to form an adjective meaning "having something, a quality".

   böjt ‎(“fasting”) → böjtös ‎(“describing food eaten during fasting”)

2. (noun suffix) Added to a noun to form an occupation or a collective noun.

   bőrönd ‎(“suitcase”) → bőröndös ‎(“a person who repairs suitcases”)

   gyümölcs ‎(“fruit”) → gyümölcsös ‎(“orchard”)

3. (number suffix) Added to an ordinal number to form a digit or figure.

   öt ‎(“five”) → ötös ‎(“the digit or figure 5”)

Usage notes

• (all senses) Harmonic variants:

  -s is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.

  -os is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant

  -as is added to other back vowel words ending in a consonant

  -es is added to unrounded front vowel words ending in a consonant

  -ös is added to rounded front vowel words ending in a consonant

Derived terms

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Swedish

Suffix

-ös

1. -ous; making an adjective from a noun

Derived terms

Volapük

Suffix

-ös

1. An optative mood suffix for verbs; used for courteous requests.