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foss ofss fsos sfos osfs sofs foss ofss fsos sfos osfs sofs fsso sfso fsso sfso ssfo ssfo ossf sosf ossf sosf ssof ssof

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Definitions and meaning of foss

foss

Etymology 1

See fosse.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /fɑs/, /fɔs/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /fɒs/

Noun

foss (plural fosses)

1. Alternative spelling of fosse

Etymology 2

From Icelandic or Norwegian foss, both from Old Norse fors (“waterfall”). Doublet of force ("waterfall").

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /fɔs/

Noun

foss (plural fosses)

1. (Northern England) A waterfall.

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔsː/
• Rhymes: -ɔsː

Noun

foss

1. indefinite accusative singular of fossur
2. indefinite genitive singular of fossur

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• fossál

Etymology

fosik +‎ -j

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfoʃː]
• Hyphenation: foss
• Rhymes: -oʃː

Verb

foss

1. second-person singular subjunctive present indefinite of fosik

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• fors

Etymology

From Old Norse fors.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔsː/
• Rhymes: -ɔsː

Noun

foss m (genitive singular foss, nominative plural fossar)

1. a waterfall (permanent flow of water over the edge of a cliff)

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish fos, revived through Norwegian foss, from Old Norse foss, fors, from Proto-Germanic *fursaz.

Noun

foss m (definite singular fossen, indefinite plural fosser, definite plural fossene)

1. a waterfall

Synonyms

• fossefall
• vannfall, vassfall

Derived terms

• fosse (verb)

References

• “foss” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• fors
• førs, føss (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse fors, foss, from Proto-Germanic *fursaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fosː/, [fɞ̞sː]

Noun

foss m (definite singular fossen, indefinite plural fossar, definite plural fossane)

1. a waterfall

   Synonyms: fossefall, vassfall

Derived terms

• fossa (verb)

References

• “foss” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “foss” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Old Irish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *uɸostos, from Proto-Indo-European *upo-sth₂-ós, from *upó (“under”) +‎ *steh₂- (“to stand”) +‎ *-ós (“agent suffix”). Cognate to Welsh gwas (“servant”).

Noun

foss m (genitive foiss)

1. servant

Inflection

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *wostos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes- (“to stay”). Cognate to Middle Welsh gwas (“abode”).

Noun

foss m (genitive foiss)

1. rest, halt, the state of not being in motion
2. perseverance

Inflection

Descendants

• Irish: fos

Mutation

References

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 foss, fos 'man-servant'”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 foss 'rest'”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language