oso

== Translingual == === Etymology === Clipping of English Ososo. === Symbol === oso (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Ososo. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Ososo terms == English == === Pronunciation === (Singapore) IPA(key): /ˈoːsoː/, [ˈoː˧.soː˦] === Adverb === oso (not comparable) (Manglish, Singlish) Pronunciation spelling of also, representing Singapore English. == Arigidi == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ō.sō/ === Noun === oso house, home === References === B. Oshodi, The HTS (High Tone Syllable) in Arigidi: An Introduction, in the Nordic Journal of African Studies 20(4): 263–275 (2011) Boluwaji Oshodi (December 2011), A Reference Grammar of Arigidi, Montem Paperbacks, →ISBN == Basque == === Etymology === From Proto-Basque *oso, compare Iberian os (“whole, great”). === Pronunciation === (Biscayan) IPA(key): /os̻o/ IPA(key): /os̺o/ [o.s̺o] Rhymes: -os̺o, -o Hyphenation: o‧so === Adjective === oso (comparative osoago, superlative osoen, excessive osoegi) complete, entire all, the whole Synonym: guzti just, righteous (Northern) healthy Synonym: osasuntsu ==== Usage notes ==== In the sense "all", the terms oso and guzti are not always interchangeable. The term oso usually only modifies nouns referring to "dividable" referents. For example, both opil osoa and opil guztia (“the whole cake”) are correct and virtually synonymous; however *zuku osoa (literally “the whole juice”) is not and zuku guztia must be used instead. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Adverb === oso (not comparable) very, much oso ona ― very good completely ==== Usage notes ==== When used as an adverb meaning "very", it precedes the adjective or adverb it modifies. Optionally, it can also precede the noun modified by the adjective. For example, both mendi oso handia and oso mendi handia (“the very big mountain”) can be used. === Further reading === “oso”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] “oso”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005 == Cebuano == === Noun === oso bear == Central Bikol == === Noun === oso bear == Chavacano == === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish oso (“bear”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈoso/, [ˈo.so] Hyphenation: o‧so === Noun === oso bear == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈoso] === Noun === oso vocative singular of osa == Galician == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese usso, from Vulgar Latin *ussus, from Latin ursus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈoso/ [ˈo.s̺ʊ] Rhymes: -oso Hyphenation: o‧so === Noun === oso m (plural osos) bear (animal) ==== Derived terms ==== Osedo oseira Oseira === References === “oso”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “oso”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “oso”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == Gun == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Gbe *-tʰó. Cognate with Fon só, Ewe eto, Aja (West Africa) eto. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ō.só/ ==== Noun ==== osó (plural osó lɛ́ or osó lẹ́) mountain === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Gbe *-so (“traditional type of gun”). Cognate with Fon sò. ==== Alternative forms ==== sò ==== Noun ==== osò (plural osò lɛ́ or osò lẹ́) gun (weapon) ==== References ==== == Isoko == === Noun === oso rain == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔ.zo/ Rhymes: -ɔzo Hyphenation: ò‧so === Etymology 1 === From Latin ausus, perfect participle of audeō (“to dare, venture, risk”). Doublet of auso. ==== Adjective ==== oso (feminine osa, masculine plural osi, feminine plural ose) (archaic or literary) bold, daring Synonyms: ardito, audace essere oso (archaic) ― to dare (literally, “to be bold/daring”) ===== Related terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== oso1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana oso in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025 === Etymology 2 === Nominalization of -oso (“chemistry suffix”). ==== Noun ==== oso m (plural osi) (biochemistry) synonym of osio (“monose”) ==== Further reading ==== oso2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== oso first-person singular present indicative of osare === References === == Japanese == === Romanization === oso Rōmaji transcription of おそ == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈoː.soː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɔː.s̬o] === Participle === ōsō dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of ōsus == Lotha Naga == === Etymology === From Proto-Central Naga *a-ʃaʔ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sja-n. Cognate to Chungli Ao shi (“meat”). === Noun === oso meat === Further reading === Murry, K. R.; Yanthan, J. T.; Patton, Alumo (1978), Anglo-Lotha Vocabulary, Wokha, Nagaland: Kyong Academy, page 88 == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Verb === oso (obsolete) past plural of asa == Nzadi == === Noun === osó (plural esó) face === Further reading === Crane, Thera; Larry Hyman; Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011), A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔ.sɔ/ Rhymes: -ɔsɔ Syllabification: o‧so === Noun === oso f vocative singular of osa == Serbo-Croatian == === Noun === oso (Cyrillic spelling осо) vocative singular of osa == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈoso/ [ˈo.so] Rhymes: -oso Syllabification: o‧so === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Spanish osso, from Vulgar Latin *ussus, from Latin ursus. Compare Asturian osu, Aragonese onso, Catalan ós, Galician oso, Portuguese urso. ==== Noun ==== oso m (plural osos, feminine osa, feminine plural osas) bear (in general) boar, male bear (slang) bear (large hairy man, especially homosexual) Antonym: pollo ===== Alternative forms ===== osso (obsolete) joso (New Mexico) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Yaqui: hooso === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== oso first-person singular present indicative of osar === Further reading === “oso”, 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 == Sranan Tongo == === Etymology === From earlier hoso, from English house. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈo.so/ === Noun === oso house ==== Derived terms ==== lontu-oso skowtu-oso ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: osso == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish oso, from Old Spanish osso, from Latin ursus, from Proto-Italic *orsos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔoso/ [ˈʔoː.so] Rhymes: -oso Syllabification: o‧so === Noun === oso (feminine osa, Baybayin spelling ᜂᜐᜓ) bear (mammal) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “oso”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “oso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 == Venetan == === Etymology === From Latin ossum, popular variant of os. Compare Italian osso. === Noun === oso m (plural osi) bone == West Damar == === Etymology === From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy. === Noun === oso fire == West Makian == === Etymology 1 === Cognate with Ternate wosa (“to enter”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈo.s̪o/ ==== Verb ==== oso (transitive) to enter ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈo.s̪o/ ==== Noun ==== oso cassava Synonym: oso fete === References === Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎[3], Pacific linguistics