óss
See also: oss
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ōsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃éh₁os (“mouth”). Cognate with Latin ōs (“mouth”).
Noun
óss m (genitive óss, plural ósar)
- (of a river) mouth
- Synonym: mynni
Declension
Declension of óss (strong a-stem)
masculine | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | óss | óssinn | ósar | ósarnir |
accusative | ós | ósinn | ósa | ósana |
dative | ósi | ósinum | ósum | ósunum |
genitive | óss | óssins | ósa | ósanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: ós
- Norwegian Nynorsk: os m or n
- Norwegian Bokmål: os m or n
- Swedish: os n
References
- óss in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.