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los

(international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Loniu.

Noun

los (plural loses)

(obsolete) A medium-sized wildcat, most of them part of the genus Lynx.
Synonym: lynx

The los had been brought from a northern part of the United States.
- 1592, Thomas Thomasius, Thomae Thomasii Dictionarium tertio ... emendatum ... et longe auctius ... redditum.:
  A beaſt like unto a wolfe having many ſpottes, and being exceeding quicke of ſight: a wolfe like an hart, a Los or Lynx.

Etymology 2

From Middle English los, from Old English los, from Proto-Germanic *lusą, from Proto-Indo-European *lews-.

Noun

los (plural loses)

Obsolete form of loss.
- 1673, [Joseph Hill], The Interest Of theſe United Provinces. Being a Defence of the Zeelanders Choice […], Middelburg: Printed by Thomas Berry, page [75]:
  If we come under France, we have not onely Spaine our enimie by Sea and Land (as we have ſhewne) but the los of our Spaniſh Trade, and the hazarding of our whole Levant Traffick: And if we rightly calculate, that amounts to no ſmall part of our Commerce.

Etymology 3

Noun

los (uncountable)

Alternative form of loos (“praise; fame; reputation”).

Anagrams

LOS, LSO, sol, SOL, SLO, OSL, OLS

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Etymology

From Dutch lossen.

Verb

los (present los, present participle losende, past participle gelos)

to leave, abandon

Etymology

From Latin illos (“those ones”).

Pronoun

los

them (masculine direct object)

Synonyms

es

Alternative forms

llos (archaic)

Etymology

From Latin illōs, from ille.

Article

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

(definite) the

Pronunciation

(Central) IPA^(key): /lus/
(Valencia) IPA^(key): /los/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin illōs; cf. els.

Pronoun

los (enclitic, contracted 'ls, proclitic els)

them (masculine, direct or indirect object)
perdoneu-los ― forgive them

doneu-los una moneda ― give them a coin
them (feminine, indirect object only)
digueu-los la veritat ― tell them the truth

Usage notes

-los is the full (plena) form of the pronoun. It is normally used after verbs ending with a consonant or ⟨u⟩.

Declension

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	strong/subject	weak (direct object)		weak (indirect object)		possessive
singular		proclitic	enclitic	proclitic	enclitic
1st person	jo, mi³	em, m’	-me, ’m	em, m’	-me, ’m	meu
1st person majestic¹	nós	ens	-nos, ’ns	ens	-nos, ’ns	nostre
2nd person	tu	et, t’	-te, ’t	et, t’	-te, ’t	teu
2nd person formal¹	vós	us	-vos, -us	us	-vos, -us	vostre
2nd person very formal²	vostè	el, l’	-lo, ’l	li	-li	seu
3rd person masculine	ell	el, l’	-lo, ’l	li	-li	seu
3rd person feminine	ella	la, l’⁴	-la	li	-li	seu
3rd person neuter		ho	-ho	li	-li	seu
3rd person reflexive	si	es, s’	-se, ’s	es, s’	-se, ’s	seu
plural
1st person	nosaltres	ens	-nos, ’ns	ens	-nos, ’ns	nostre
2nd person	vosaltres	us	-vos, -us	us	-vos, -us	vostre
2nd person formal²	vostès	els	-los, ’ls	els	-los, ’ls	seu
3rd person masculine	ells	els	-los, ’ls	els	-los, ’ls	seu
3rd person feminine	elles	les	-les	els	-los, ’ls	seu
3rd person reflexive	si	es, s’	-se, ’s	es, s’	-se, ’s	seu
adverbial
ablative/genitive		en, n’	-ne, ’n
locative		hi	-hi
¹⁾ Behaves grammatically as plural. ²⁾ Behaves grammatically as third person.			³⁾ Only as object of a preposition. ⁴⁾ Not before unstressed (h)i-, (h)u-.

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Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin illōs, from ille.

Article

los m pl

masculine plural of lo

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los

Wikipedia ^cs

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈlos]
Rhymes: -os

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ȏlsь.^[1]^[2] Cognate with English elk, German Elch.

Noun

los m anim

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

Declension

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	singular	plural
nominative	los	losi, losové
genitive	losa	losů
dative	losovi, losu	losům
accusative	losa	losy
vocative	lose	losi, losové
locative	losovi, losu	losech
instrumental	losem	losy

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Declension of los (hard masculine animate)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Los,^[3]^[4] from Middle High German lōz, from Old High German hlōz, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaut, from Proto-Germanic *hlautaz, ablaut variant of *hlutą.

Noun

los m inan

lottery ticket

Declension

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	singular	plural
nominative	los	losy
genitive	losu	losů
dative	losu	losům
accusative	los	losy
vocative	lose	losy
locative	lose, losu	losech
instrumental	losem	losy

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Declension of los (hard masculine inanimate)

References

[1]
Jiří Rejzek (2007) “los¹”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
[2]
Václav Machek (1968) “los 1°”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
[3]
Jiří Rejzek (2007) “los²”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
[4]
Václav Machek (1968) “los 2°”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lauss.

Adjective

los

loose

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German los, from Old Saxon lohs, from Proto-West Germanic *luhs.

Noun

los c (singular definite lossen, plural indefinite losser)

lynx

Inflection

More information common gender, Singular ...

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	los	lossen	losser	losserne
genitive	los'	lossens	lossers	lossernes

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Etymology 3

Derived from verb losse, itself from Low German lossen, from Middle Low German lossen, from the adjective los (“loose”) and thus related to Etymology 1 above.

Noun

los n (singular definite losset, plural indefinite los)

to unload something
kick

Inflection

More information neuter gender, Singular ...

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
neuter gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	los	losset	los	lossene
genitive	los'	lossets	los'	lossenes

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɔs/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: los
Rhymes: -ɔs

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch los, from Old Dutch *los, from Proto-West Germanic *lus (a-stem), from Proto-Germanic *lusaz, related to *lausaz.

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
De losse kleding zat comfortabel.
The loose clothing was comfortable.

Zorg ervoor dat de schroeven goed vastzitten en niet los zijn.
Make sure the screws are tightly fastened and not loose.

Het kind hield de ballon stevig vast zodat hij niet los zou vliegen.
The child held the balloon tightly so that it wouldn't fly loose.
separate, individual
Dit product is niet bestemd voor losse verkoop.
This product is not intended to be sold individually.

Declension

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Declension of los
uninflected	los
inflected	losse
comparative	losser
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		los	losser	het lost het loste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	losse	lossere	loste
	n. sing.	los	losser	loste
	plural	losse	lossere	loste
definite		losse	lossere	loste
partitive		los	lossers	—

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Derived terms

Descendants

Berbice Creole Dutch: losi
→ Papiamentu: lòs, los

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.^[1] Doublet of lynx.

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 λύγξ (lúnx), Lithuanian lūšis, Old Church Slavonic рꙑсь (rysĭ), Old Irish lug, Old Armenian լուսանունք (lusanunkʻ).

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

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

los

inflection of lossen:
1. first-person singular present indicative
2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
3. imperative

References

[1]
Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “lynx”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands‎ (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press

Anagrams

sol

Etymology

From Middle Low German and Old Saxon lōs, from Proto-West Germanic *laus, cognate with Dutch los and English loose.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɔs

Adjective

los

open

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin illōs.

Alternative forms

les

Determiner

los m pl

masculine plural of lo (“the”)

Pronoun

los m pl (ORB, broad)

them (third-person plural masculine accusative)

References

les in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
los in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Etymology 2

Noun

los (Old Dauphinois)

Alternative form of lèc (“lake”)

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “lacus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 5: J L, page 126

Etymology

Inherited from Old French los, from Latin laus, probably via the nominative singular form.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lo/
Audio: (file)
Homophones: lods (general), lot, lots (except regionally)

Noun

los m (plural los)

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

Related terms

louer

References

“los”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

[1]
Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “laus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 5: J L, page 211

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /loːs/ (standard)
IPA^(key): /lɔs/ (regionally; chiefly as interjection or when meaning “going on”)

Etymology 1

From Middle High German and Old High German lōs. Compare English loose.

Adjective

los (strong nominative masculine singular loser, comparative loser, superlative am losesten)

(colloquial or dated) Alternative form of lose (“loose”)

Adverb

los (only used in combination with a verb)

rid of, free of
Ich bin meine Erkältung los. ― I've gotten rid of my cold.
off, out, used to indicate leaving motion.
Morgen fahren wir los. ― Tomorrow we head out.

Ich muss los. ― I have to go.
going on
Hier ist einiges los. ― There's a lot going on here.

Was ist los? ― What's going on? / What's up? / What's wrong?
(colloquial, regional, Westphalia, Lower Saxony) open
Die Tür stand los. ― The door stood open.

Interjection

los

come on!, let's go!
Los! An die Arbeit! ― Come on! Let's get to work!
(motor racing) Go!

Derived terms

Related terms

gelosen

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

los

singular imperative of losen

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈlɔs]
Hyphenation: los

Etymology 1

Shortening from losmen (“hostel”).

Noun

los (plural los-los)

Etymology 2

From Dutch loods (“pilot”).

Noun

los (plural los-los)

(navigation) pilot boat

Etymology 3

From Dutch los (“loose”).

Adjective

los

(colloquial) loose, free
Synonyms: lepas, bebas

Pronoun

los

(accusative, dative) them, those

Etymology

From Latin illōs, from ille.

Article

los (singular el, feminine las)

the (masculine plural)

Etymology

From French loche (dialectal).

Noun

los

slug

References

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

Etymology

From Old Dutch *los, from Proto-West Germanic *laus (“loose, free”).

Adjective

los

Inflection

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Adjective
		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Plural
Nominative	Indefinite	los	losse	los	losse
Nominative	Definite	losse	losse	losse	losse
Accusative	Indefinite	lossen	losse	los	losse
Accusative	Definite	lossen	losse	losse	losse
Genitive	Indefinite	los	losser	los	losser
Genitive	Definite	los, lossen	losser	los, lossen	losser
Dative		lossen	losser	lossen	lossen

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Descendants

Dutch: los
Limburgish: lósj

Alternative forms

lose, losse

Etymology

From Old English los.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɔs/, /lɔːs/

Noun

los (uncountable)

loss

Descendants

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

References

“lō̆s, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Alternative forms

loz

Etymology

From Middle English losse, from Old English lox, from Proto-West Germanic *luhs, from Proto-Germanic *luhsaz. Cognate with English los, Saterland Frisian Luks, Low German Luks, Dutch los, German Luchs, Luxembourgish Luuss.

Noun

los

lynx

References

“los, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.

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.

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

Etymology

From Latin illōs, from ille.

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

Article

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

the; masculine plural definite article

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lusą (“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)

Declension

Strong a-stem:

More information singular, plural ...

	singular	plural
nominative	los	los
accusative	los	los
genitive	loses	losa
dative	lose	losum

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Derived terms

losian

Descendants

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

Etymology

See the verb loer (“to laud”).

Noun

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

glory; positive reputation

Descendants

French: los

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *laus, see also Old English lēas, Old Norse lauss.

Adjective

lōs

loose

Etymology

Borrowed from Old High German hlōz, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaut. First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /lʲɔs/

IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /lʲɔs/

Noun

los m inan (related adjective losowy)

(attested in Lesser Poland) lot (thing used for determining chances)
- 1930 [c. 1455], “Num”, in Ludwik Bernacki, editor, Biblia królowej Zofii (Biblia szaroszpatacka)‎, 33, 54:
  Wyøczsim daycze szirsze a mnyeysim wøssze, wszitkim iakos los przipadnye (ut sors ceciderit)
  [Więcszym dajcie szyrsze a mniejszym węższe. Wszytkim jakoż los przypadnie (ut sors ceciderit)]
- 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki [Sankt Florian Psalter]‎, Krakow: Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego [The Ossoliński National Institute: with the benefit of the Silesian Parliament], pages 21, 19:
  Rozdzelili sobe odzene moie y na odzew moy pusczili loos (super vestem meam miserunt sortem)
  [Rozdzielili sobie odzienie moje i na odziew moj puścili los (super vestem meam miserunt sortem)]
(attested in Lesser Poland) drawing lots (act of determining using lots)
- 1939 [end of the 14th century], Ryszard Ganszyniec, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Kubica, Ludwik Bernacki, editors, Psałterz florjański łacińsko-polsko-niemiecki [Sankt Florian Psalter]‎, Krakow: Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, z zasiłkiem Sejmu Śląskiego [The Ossoliński National Institute: with the benefit of the Silesian Parliament], pages 77, 60:
  Y wirzuczil od oblicza gich pogani, y losem rozdzelil gim zemø (sorte divisit eis terram)
  [Y wyrzucił od oblicza jich pogany, i losem rozdzielił jim ziemię (sorte divisit eis terram)]

Descendants

Polish: los
Silesian: los

References

Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “los”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965) “los”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
Mańczak, Witold (2017) “los”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “los”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “los”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish los. Doublet of lotto.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɔs/

(Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈlɔs/

Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ɔs
Syllabification: los

Noun

los m inan (related adjective losowy)

(uncountable) fate (presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events)
(countable) fate (effect, consequence, outcome, or inevitable events predetermined by this cause)
Synonym: dola
(countable) fate (event or a situation which is inevitable in the fullness of time; destiny)
Synonym: przeznaczenie
(countable) lot (slip of paper, or less often a die or ball, used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will)
1. lottery ticket
2. (Middle Polish) gambling
  Synonym: hazard
3. (Middle Polish, figuratively) trick, ploy, ruse (action intended to deceive or swindle)
  Synonym: sztuczka
(Middle Polish) cut, inheritance, property received by lot
(Middle Polish) person of dialogue

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

	singular	plural
nominative	los	losy
genitive	losu	losów
dative	losowi	losom
accusative	los	losy
instrumental	losem	losami
locative	losie	losach
vocative	losie	losy

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Declension of los

Derived terms

adjectives

zdany na łaskę losu

adverbs

(obsolete) losem
na los szczęścia

nouns

ironia losu
los szczęścia
ofiara losu
pełny los
pusty los
uśmiech losu
wolny los
wybraniec losu

proverbs

każdy jest kowalem własnego losu

verbs

losować impf

verbs

kusić los impf
los zadrwił pf, los drwi impf
pozostawić własnemu losowi pf, pozostawiać własnemu losowi impf
wygrać los na loterii pf, wygrywać los na loterii impf
wyzwać los pf, wyzywać los impf
zostać na łasce losu pf, zostawać na łasce losu impf
zostawić na pastwę losu pf, zostawiać na pastwę losu impf

Descendants

→ Belarusian: лёс (ljos)

Trivia

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), los is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 11 times in scientific texts, 7 times in news, 16 times in essays, 22 times in fiction, and 15 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 71 times, making it the 907th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.^[1]

References

[1]
Ida Kurcz (1990) “los”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 222

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /lus/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /luʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /los/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /luʃ/

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

Etymology 1

From Old Irish los, from Proto-Celtic *lustā, from the Proto-Indo-European root *lew- (“to divide, to split”). Cognate with Welsh llost.

Noun

los m (genitive singular lois)

Derived terms

a los (“in order to”)
air los (“for the purpose of; in search of”)
an los (“in the intention of; bent on”)
d' aon los (“intentional”)
fo los (“under the control of”)
los-leathann (“beaver”)

Etymology 2

Shortening of a los.

Conjunction

los

in order to

Serbo-Croatian Wikipedia has an article on:

los

Wikipedia ^sh

Thumb — Američki **los** se odmori u kišnom polju.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ȏlsь.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lôs/

Noun

lȍs m (Cyrillic spelling ло̏с)

moose
elk

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

	singular	plural
nominative	lȍs	lȍsovi
genitive	losa	lòsōvā
dative	losu	losovima
accusative	losa	losove
vocative	lose	losovi
locative	losu	losovima
instrumental	losom	losovima

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Declension of los

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish los.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɔs/
Rhymes: -ɔs
Syllabification: los

Noun

los m inan

fate (presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events)
lot (slip of paper used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will)

Declension

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	singular	plural
nominative	los	losy
genitive	losu	losōw
dative	losowi	losōm
accusative	los	losy
instrumental	losym	losami/losōma
locative	losie	losach
vocative	losie	losy

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Declension of los

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *olsь.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lóːs/

Noun

lọ̑s m anim

elk, moose

Inflection

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Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	lós
gen. sing.	lósa
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	lós	lósa	lósi
genitive (rodȋlnik)	lósa	lósov	lósov
dative (dajȃlnik)	lósu	lósoma	lósom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	lósa	lósa	lóse
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	lósu	lósih	lósih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	lósom	lósoma	lósi

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /los/ [los]
Audio (Colombia): (file)
Rhymes: -os
Syllabification: los

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin illōs accusative plural masculine of ille.

Article

los m pl

masculine plural definite article; the
¿Qué hacen los muchachos?
What do the boys do?

Related terms

el m
la f
las f pl
lxs

Etymology 2

Pronoun

los

accusative of ellos; them
accusative of ustedes (when referring to more than one man); you all (formal or (Latin America) informal)
plural masculine or neuter pronoun
los que no hablan
those who do not speak

Anagrams

sol

Noun

los

indefinite genitive singular of lo

Anagrams

Sol, sol

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *ləwX (“to come back”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɒ˩/

Verb

los

to come, return (to one's home or to a place where one resides)
Synonym: tuaj

Derived terms

los nag (“to rain”, literally “come rain”)

References

Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎, SEAP Publications, →ISBN.

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Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 276.

Etymology

Compare Armenian լոշ (loš).

Noun

los (genitive singular losi)

lavash

[1] [1]
Jiří Rejzek (2007) “los¹”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda

[2] [2]
Václav Machek (1968) “los 1°”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia

[3] [3]
Jiří Rejzek (2007) “los²”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda

[4] [4]
Václav Machek (1968) “los 2°”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia

[5] [1]
Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “lynx”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands‎ (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press

[6] [1]
Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “laus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 5: J L, page 211

[7] [1]
Ida Kurcz (1990) “los”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 222

[8] [1]
Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 276.

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singular	nominative	accusative	dative	tonic¹	possessive²
1^st person	jo	mè			min
2^nd person	te	tè			tin
3^rd person masculine	il	lo / le	lui		sin
3^rd person feminine	el	la	lyé
3^rd person neuter	o		y	—
3^rd person reflexive	—	sè
plural	nominative	accusative	dative	tonic¹	possessive²
1^st person	nos				noutro
2^nd person	vos				voutro
3^rd person masculine	ils	los / les	lor		lor
3^rd person feminine	els	les	lor / lyés
3^rd person reflexive	—	sè
¹ Disjunctive or object of a preposition.		² Generally preceded by a definite article.

				nominative	dative	accusative	disjunctive
first person	singular			yo	me		mí¹
	plural	masculine²		nosotros	nos		nosotros
	plural	feminine		nosotras	nos		nosotras
second person	singular	tuteo		tú	te		ti¹
		voseo		vos	te		vos
		formal³		usted	le, se⁴	lo/la⁵	usted
	plural	familiar⁶	masculine²	vosotros	os		vosotros
		familiar⁶	feminine	vosotras	os		vosotras
		formal/general³		ustedes	les, se⁴	los/las⁵	ustedes
third person	singular	masculine²		él	le, se⁴	lo	él
		feminine		ella		la	ella
		neuter		ello⁷		lo	ello
	plural	masculine²		ellos	les, se⁴	los	ellos
	plural	feminine		ellas	les, se⁴	las	ellas
	reflexive			—	se		sí¹

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