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los
Aragonese
Etymology
From Latin illos (“those ones”).
Pronoun
los
- 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)
- (definite) the
Catalan
Etymology 1
From Latin ill?s; cf. els.
Pronoun
los (enclitic, contracted 'ls, proclitic els)
- them (masculine, direct or indirect object)
- them (feminine, indirect object only)
Declension
Etymology 2
From Latin ill?s, from ille.
Article
los m pl
- 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
- elk (British), moose (U.S.)
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from German Los, which has unclear origins.
Noun
los m inan
- 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
- loose
Noun
los c (singular definite lossen, plural indefinite losser)
- lynx
Inflection
Noun
los n (singular definite losset, plural indefinite los)
- 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)
- loose
- separate
Inflection
Derived terms
Verb
los
- first-person singular present indicative of lossen
- 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)
- (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
- open
French
Etymology
From Old French, from Latin laus, laudem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lo/
Noun
los m (plural los)
- (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)
- (colloquial or dated) Alternative form of lose (“loose”)
Adverb
los (comparative only used in combination with a verb)
- off, rid of
- going on
- (colloquial, regional, Westphalia, Lower Saxony) open
Interjection
los
- come on!, let's go!
Derived terms
Related terms
- gelosen
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
los
- 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)
- hostel
- longhouse
Etymology 2
From Dutch loods (“pilot”).
Noun
los (first-person possessive losku, second-person possessive losmu, third-person possessive losnya)
- (navigation) pilot boat
Etymology 3
From Dutch los (“loose”).
Adjective
los (plural los-los)
- (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
- (accusative, dative) them, those
Ladino
Etymology
From Latin ill?s, from ille.
Article
los (singular el, feminine las)
- the (masculine plural)
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
From French loche (dialectal)
Noun
los
- 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
- loose, free
- free, not encumbered
- 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)
- 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)
- (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)
- Alternative spelling of lós
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- Homophones: lòs, lås
Noun
los n (definite singular loset, indefinite plural los, definite plural losa)
- Alternative spelling of lòs
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin ill?s, from ille.
Article
los (singular lo, feminine la, feminine plural las)
- 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)
- loss
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- fate
- 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
- 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 ????)
- moose
- elk
Declension
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *ols?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ló?s/
Noun
l??s m anim
- 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
- the
Related terms
Etymology 2
Pronoun
los
- accusative of ellos and ustedes (when referring to more than one man); them, you all (formal)
- plural masculine or neuter pronoun
See also
Swedish
Noun
los
- 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)
- (nautical) a pilot (person who guides ships in and out of a harbour)
Derived terms
- losser
White Hmong
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l??/
Verb
los
- 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)
- 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
- 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)
- (with infinitive) Obliged (to).
- (linguistics, of a morpheme) That cannot stand alone as a free word.
- (mathematics, logic, of a variable) Constrained by a quantifier.
- (dated) Constipated; costive.
- Confined or restricted to a certain place; e.g. railbound.
- 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)
- (obsolete) Ready, prepared.
- Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of).
- Which way are you bound?
- Is that message bound for me?
- (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)
- (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.
- (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)
- To surround a territory or other geographical entity.
- (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)
- A sizeable jump, great leap.
- The deer crossed the stream in a single bound.
- A spring from one foot to the other in dancing.
- (dated) A bounce; a rebound.
- the bound of a ball
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Johnson to this entry?)
Derived terms
- by leaps and bounds
Translations
Verb
bound (third-person singular simple present bounds, present participle bounding, simple past and past participle bounded)
- (intransitive) To leap, move by jumping.
- The rabbit bounded down the lane.
- (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.
- (intransitive, dated) To rebound; to bounce.
- a rubber ball bounds on the floor
- (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
- Alternative form of band
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