cosmos

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English cossmos (“the universe; the world”), borrowed from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “order; universe; the earth, the world; decoration, ornament”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱens- (“to announce, proclaim; to put in order”). The plural form cosmoi is a learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κόσμοι (kósmoi). ==== Pronunciation ==== Singular: (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kŏz'mŏs, IPA(key): /ˈkɒzmɒs/ (General American) enPR: kŏz'mōs, IPA(key): /ˈkɑzməs/, /ˈkɑzˌmoʊs/ Hyphenation: cos‧mos Plural (cosmoi): (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒzmɔɪ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑzmɔɪ/ Hyphenation: cos‧moi ==== Noun ==== cosmos (countable and uncountable, plural cosmoses or cosmoi) (countable) The universe regarded as a system with harmony and order. (by extension) A harmonious, ordered whole. (uncountable) Harmony, order. Antonym: chaos ===== Alternative forms ===== kosmos (archaic) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from translingual Cosmos (genus name), from New Latin cosmos, from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “decoration, ornament; order; universe; the earth, the world”) (referring to its elegant leaves); see further at etymology 1. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kŏz'mŏs, IPA(key): /ˈkɒzmɒs/ (General American) enPR: kŏz'mōs, IPA(key): /ˈkɑzməs/, /ˈkɑzˌmoʊs/ Hyphenation: cos‧mos ==== Noun ==== cosmos (countable and uncountable, plural cosmos) Any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously coloured flowers and pinnate leaves. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒzməʊz/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑzmoʊz/ Hyphenation: cos‧mos ==== Noun ==== cosmos plural of cosmo === References === === Further reading === cosmos on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Cosmos (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Cosmos (Asteraceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Cosmos on Wikispecies.Wikispecies cosmos (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Moscos == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin cosmos, from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈko̞z.mus] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈkɔz.mos] IPA(key): (Central) [ˈkɔz.mus] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈkoz.mos] === Noun === cosmos m (invariable) cosmos, universe ==== Related terms ==== còsmic === Further reading === “cosmos”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “cosmos”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “cosmos” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “cosmos”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == French == === Etymology === From Latin cosmos, from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔs.mos/ === Noun === cosmos m (uncountable) cosmos, universe ==== Related terms ==== cosmique === Further reading === “cosmos”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: cos‧mos === Noun === cosmos m (invariable) alternative form of cosmo cosmos (herb of the genus Cosmos) === Further reading === “cosmos”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “cosmos”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French cosmos. === Noun === cosmos n (uncountable) cosmos, universe outer space ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin cosmos, from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “world, universe”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkosmos/ [ˈkoz.mos] Rhymes: -osmos Syllabification: cos‧mos === Noun === cosmos m (plural cosmos) universe Synonyms: mundo, universo space (area beyond the atmosphere of planets) Synonym: espacio cosmos (herbs of the genus Cosmos) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “cosmos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 === Anagrams === moscos