aos
See also: AOS
Galician
Alternative forms
- ós
Etymology
From contraction of preposition a (“to, towards”) + masculine plural definite article os (“the”)
Contraction
aos m pl (masculine sg ao, feminine sg á, feminine plural ás)
- to the, towards the
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish áes2.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): [eːsˠ]
- (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): [iːsˠ]
Noun
aos m (genitive singular aosa)
- people, folk
Declension
Declension of aos
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- aosán m (“evil fairy; fairies”)
Noun
aos m
- Alternative form of aois (“age”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aos | n-aos | haos | t-aos |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "aos" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “2 áes (‘people, folk’)”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, ISBN 9780901714299
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈawʃ/
Contraction
aos
- Contraction of a os (“to the”).
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:ao.