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los

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin illos (those ones).

Pronoun

los

  1. them (masculine direct object)

Synonyms

  • es

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin ill?s, from ille.

Article

los m pl (masculine sg el, feminine sg la, neuter sg lo, feminine plural les)

  1. (definite) the

Catalan

Etymology 1

From Latin ill?s; cf. els.

Pronoun

los (enclitic, contracted 'ls, proclitic els)

  1. them (masculine, direct or indirect object)
  2. them (feminine, indirect object only)
Declension

Etymology 2

From Latin ill?s, from ille.

Article

los m pl

  1. masculine plural of lo

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [?los]
  • Rhymes: -os

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *?ls?, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h?el-. Cognate with English elk, German Elch.

Noun

los m anim

  1. elk (British), moose (U.S.)

Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Los, which has unclear origins.

Noun

los m inan

  1. lottery ticket

Declension

References

Further reading

  • los in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
  • los in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse lauss

Adjective

los

  1. loose

Noun

los c (singular definite lossen, plural indefinite losser)

  1. lynx

Inflection

Noun

los n (singular definite losset, plural indefinite los)

  1. kick

Inflection


Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /l?s/
  • Hyphenation: los
  • Rhymes: -?s

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch los, from Old Dutch *los, from Proto-West Germanic *lus (a-stem), from Proto-Germanic *lusaz. Cognate with Ripuarian Central Franconian loss, Luxembourgish lass, lues. Related with Dutch loos, the cognate of German los, lose, English loose.

Adjective

los (comparative losser, superlative meest los or lost)

  1. loose
  2. separate
Inflection
Derived terms

Verb

los

  1. first-person singular present indicative of lossen
  2. imperative of lossen

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch los, from Old Dutch *los, from Proto-Germanic *luhsuz, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (light, to shine) or from a substrate language. Cognate with Old Saxon lohs, Old High German luhs, Old English lox, from a similar Germanic form also Swedish lodjur. Cognates outside Germanic include Ancient Greek ???? (lúnx), Lithuanian l?šis, Old Church Slavonic ????? (rus?), Old Irish lug, Old Armenian ?????????? (lusanunk?).

Noun

los m (plural lossen, diminutive losje n)

  1. (dated) lynx (specifically the Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx)
    Synonym: lynx
Alternative forms
  • losch (obsolete)
Derived terms
  • pardellos

Anagrams

  • sol

References


Dutch Low Saxon

Etymology

From Old Saxon l?s, from Proto-Germanic *lausaz, cognate with Dutch los and English loose.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -?s

Adjective

los

  1. open

French

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin laus, laudem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lo/

Noun

los m (plural los)

  1. (obsolete) praise; acclaim
    Synonym: (modern) louange

Related terms

  • louer

Further reading

  • “los” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lo?s/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /l?s/ (regionally; chiefly as interjection or when meaning “going on”)

Etymology 1

From Old High German l?s. Compare English loose.

Adjective

los (comparative loser, superlative am losesten)

  1. (colloquial or dated) Alternative form of lose (loose)

Adverb

los (comparative only used in combination with a verb)

  1. off, rid of
  2. going on
  3. (colloquial, regional, Westphalia, Lower Saxony) open

Interjection

los

  1. come on!, let's go!
Derived terms
Related terms
  • gelosen

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

los

  1. singular imperative of losen

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [?l?s]
  • Hyphenation: los

Etymology 1

Shortening from losmen (hostel).

Noun

los (first-person possessive losku, second-person possessive losmu, third-person possessive losnya)

  1. hostel
  2. longhouse

Etymology 2

From Dutch loods (pilot).

Noun

los (first-person possessive losku, second-person possessive losmu, third-person possessive losnya)

  1. (navigation) pilot boat

Etymology 3

From Dutch los (loose).

Adjective

los (plural los-los)

  1. (colloquial) loose, free
    Synonyms: lepas, bebas

Further reading

  • “los” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Interlingua

Pronoun

los

  1. (accusative, dative) them, those

Ladino

Etymology

From Latin ill?s, from ille.

Article

los (singular el, feminine las)

  1. the (masculine plural)

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French loche (dialectal)

Noun

los

  1. slug

References

  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. (1987). Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *los, from Proto-Germanic *lusaz, *lausaz (loose, free).

Adjective

los

  1. loose, free
  2. free, not encumbered
  3. having lost, robbed

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: los
  • Limburgish: lósj

Further reading

  • “los”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “los (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN, page I

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • lose, losse

Etymology

From Old English los.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /l?s/, /l??s/

Noun

los (uncountable)

  1. loss

Descendants

  • English: loss
  • Scots: los, lose, lois
  • Yola: lass

References

  • “l??s, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowing from Low German lots (short form of lotsman); compare with German Lotse.

Noun

los m (definite singular losen, indefinite plural loser, definite plural losene)

  1. (nautical) a pilot (person who guides ships in and out of a harbour)

References

  • “los” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Noun

los m (definite singular losen, indefinite plural losar, definite plural losane)

  1. Alternative spelling of lós

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • Homophones: lòs, lås

Noun

los n (definite singular loset, indefinite plural los, definite plural losa)

  1. Alternative spelling of lòs

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin ill?s, from ille.

Article

los (singular lo, feminine la, feminine plural las)

  1. the; masculine plural definite article

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lus? (loss), from Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- (to cut loose; sever; lose). Cognate with Old Norse los (looseness; breaking up).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /los/

Noun

los n (nominative plural los)

  1. loss
  2. destruction

Declension

Derived terms

  • losian

Descendants

  • Middle English: los, lose, losse
    • English: loss
    • Scots: los, lose, lois
    • Yola: lass

Old French

Etymology

See the verb loer (to laud).

Noun

los m (oblique plural los, nominative singular los, nominative plural los)

  1. glory; positive reputation

Descendants

  • French: los

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lausaz, whence also Old English l?as, Old Norse lauss.

Adjective

l?s

  1. loose

Polish

Etymology

From Middle High German l?z, from Old High German hl?z, from Proto-Germanic *hlautiz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /l?s/

Noun

los m inan

  1. fate
  2. lottery ticket
    Synonym: kupon

Declension

Derived terms

  • (verb) losowa?
  • (adjective) losowy

Further reading

  • los in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /lu?/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /lus/, /lu?/

Pronoun

los

  1. Alternative form of os (third-person masculine plural objective pronoun) used as an enclitic and mesoclitic following a verb form ending in a consonant (-z, -r and -s, but not -m); the consonant is elided and the preceding vowel takes an accent if necessary

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *?ls?.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lôs/

Noun

l?s m (Cyrillic spelling ????)

  1. moose
  2. elk

Declension


Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ols?.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ló?s/

Noun

l??s m anim

  1. elk, moose

Inflection

Further reading

  • los”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /los/, [los]

Etymology 1

From Latin ill?s accusative plural masculine of ille.

Article

los m pl

  1. the
Related terms

Etymology 2

Pronoun

los

  1. accusative of ellos and ustedes (when referring to more than one man); them, you all (formal)
  2. plural masculine or neuter pronoun

See also


Swedish

Noun

los

  1. indefinite genitive singular of lo

Anagrams

  • Sol, sol

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Borrowing from Low German lots (short form of lotsman), from Middle English lodesman; compare with German Lotse.

Noun

los m (definite singular losn, dative singular losåm, indefinite plural losa, definite plural losan)

  1. (nautical) a pilot (person who guides ships in and out of a harbour)

Derived terms

  • losser

White Hmong

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /l??/

Verb

los

  1. come, return (to one's home / to a place where one resides)
    Antonym: tuaj

Derived terms

  • los nag

References

  • Ernest E. Heimbach, White Hmong - English Dictionary (1979, SEAP Publications)

Zazaki

Etymology

Compare Armenian ??? (loš).

Noun

los (genitive singular losi)

  1. lavash

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bound

English

Alternative forms

  • bownd (archaic)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?ba?nd/
  • Rhymes: -a?nd

Etymology 1

From Middle English bound, bund (preterite) and bounden, bunden, ibunden, ?ebunden (past participle), from Old English bund- and bunden, ?ebunden respectively. See bind.

Verb

bound

  1. simple past tense and past participle of bind
    I bound the splint to my leg.
    I had bound the splint with duct tape.

Adjective

bound (not comparable)

  1. (with infinitive) Obliged (to).
  2. (linguistics, of a morpheme) That cannot stand alone as a free word.
  3. (mathematics, logic, of a variable) Constrained by a quantifier.
  4. (dated) Constipated; costive.
  5. Confined or restricted to a certain place; e.g. railbound.
  6. Unable to move in certain conditions; e.g. snowbound.
Antonyms
  • (logic: constrained by a quantifier): free
Hyponyms
Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English bound, bownde, alternation (with -d partly for euphonic effect and partly by association with Etymology 1 above) of Middle English boun, from Old Norse búinn, past participle of búa (to prepare).

Adjective

bound (comparative more bound, superlative most bound)

  1. (obsolete) Ready, prepared.
  2. Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of).
    Which way are you bound?
    Is that message bound for me?
  3. (with infinitive) Very likely (to), certain to
Derived terms
Related terms
  • bound to
  • I'll be bound
Translations

Etymology 3

From Middle English bounde, from Old French bunne, from Medieval Latin bodina, earlier butina (a bound, limit)

Noun

bound (plural bounds)

  1. (often used in plural) A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.
    I reached the northern bound of my property, took a deep breath and walked on.
    Somewhere within these bounds you may find a buried treasure.
  2. (mathematics) A value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 4

From Middle English bounden, from the noun (see above).

Verb

bound (third-person singular simple present bounds, present participle bounding, simple past and past participle bounded)

  1. To surround a territory or other geographical entity.
  2. (mathematics) To be the boundary of.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 5

From Middle English *bounden (attested as bounten), from French bondir (leap", "bound", originally "make a loud resounding noise); perhaps from Late Latin bombit?re, present active infinitive of bombit? (hum, buzz), frequentative verb, from Latin bombus (a humming or buzzing).

Noun

bound (plural bounds)

  1. A sizeable jump, great leap.
    The deer crossed the stream in a single bound.
  2. A spring from one foot to the other in dancing.
  3. (dated) A bounce; a rebound.
    the bound of a ball
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Derived terms
  • by leaps and bounds
Translations

Verb

bound (third-person singular simple present bounds, present participle bounding, simple past and past participle bounded)

  1. (intransitive) To leap, move by jumping.
    The rabbit bounded down the lane.
  2. (transitive) To cause to leap.
    to bound a horse
    • , Act V, Scene II, page 93:
      [] Or if I might buffet for my Loue, or bound my Hor?e for her fauours, I could lay on like a Butcher, and fit like a Iack an Apes, neuer off.
  3. (intransitive, dated) To rebound; to bounce.
    a rubber ball bounds on the floor
  4. (transitive, dated) To cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; to bounce.
    to bound a ball on the floor
Derived terms
  • rebound
Translations

Anagrams

  • Dubon

Middle English

Noun

bound

  1. Alternative form of band

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