Gos - Wiktionary

See also: GOS, GoS, gô, gös, goç, goş, Goś, and gǫs

English

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Noun

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gos

1. Alternative form of goes (“plural of go”).

Aragonese

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic word used to call dogs.

Noun

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gos m (plural goses)

1. dog

Synonyms

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• can
• cocho
• chucho

• ca

Catalan

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Alternative forms

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• goç (obsolete)

Etymology

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Onomatopoeic word used to call dogs.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈɡos]

• Audio (Valencia):

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Noun

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gos m (plural gossos, feminine gossa, feminine plural gosses)

1. dog Synonyms: ca, quisso
2. (figurative) a lazy man Synonyms: gandul, malfeiner
3. laziness Synonym: mandra

Derived terms

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• color de gos com fuig
• gos policia
• gos viverrí
• gossada
• gosset

Further reading

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• “gos”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “gos” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “gos”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

French

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Noun

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gos

1. plural of go

Icelandic

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Etymology

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Unattested in Old Norse, but closely related to the Old Norse nickname Goss m. Cognate with Faroese gos (“draught; squirt”) and Norwegian Nynorsk gos (“squirt; drivel”). An abstract noun to gjósa (“to erupt”).[1]

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /kɔːs/
• Rhymes: -ɔːs

Noun

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gos n (genitive singular goss, nominative plural gos)

1. (geology) eruption (of a geyser, volcano, etc.) Þetta er fyrsta gos sem hefst í þorpi á Íslandi.This is the first eruption to begin in a village in Iceland.
2. soda (US), fizzy drink (UK) Synonym: gosdrykkur m Almennt gef ég drengnum ekki sælgæti eða gos og reyni að hafa matinn hollan og góðan.Generally, I don't give the boy sweets or fizzy drinks and I try to keep the food healthy and good.

Declension

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singular		plural
indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gos	gosið	gos	gosin
accusative	gos	gosið	gos	gosin
dative	gosi	gosinu	gosum	gosunum
genitive	goss	gossins	gosa	gosanna

Derived terms

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• dyngjugos (“shield volcano eruption”)
• eldgos (“volcanic eruption”)
• ferðamannagos, túristagos (“volcanic eruption suitable for tourists”)
• hraungos (“w:effusive eruption”)
• sólgos (“solar flare”)
• sprengigos (“explosive eruption”)
• sprungugos (“fissure eruption”)
• stórgos (“major eruption”)
• öskugos (“ashy eruption”)

other geology related

• gosaska f (“volcanic ash”)
• gosbelti n (“volcanic zone”)
• gosberg n (“volcanic rock”)
• gosefni n (“eruptive product”)
• goshlé n (“period of inactivity between eruptions”)
• goshrina f (“series of eruptions”)
• goshver m (“geyser”)
• goslok n pl (“end of eruption”)
• gosmengun f (“volcanic pollution”)
• gosmóða f (“volcanic smog”)
• gosmökkur m (“volcanic plume”)
• gosop n (“volcanic fissure”)
• gosórói m (“volcanic tremor”)
• gosrás f (“lava channel”)
• gossprunga f (“volcanic vent”)
• gosstrókur m (“lava fountain”)
• gosstöð f, gosstaður m (“eruption site”)
• gossvæði n (“eruption area”)
• gosvirkni f (“volcanism”)

related to drinks

• gosdós f (“soda can”)
• gosdrykkja f (“soda consumption”)
• gosdrykkur m (“soda, fizzy pop”)
• gosflaska f (“soda bottle”)
• gosglas n (“glas of soda”)
• goslaus (“non-carbonated”, adjective)

other

• gosa (“to be draughty”)
• gosast (“to go outside poorly dressed for the cold”)
• gosbrunnur m (“fountain”)

References

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1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “gos”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN, page 270 (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Further reading

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• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “gos”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
• “gos” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Anagrams

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• sog

Irish

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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ɡɔsˠ/, /ɡəsˠ/

Preposition

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gos (plus dative, triggers no mutation)

1. (archaic, except in fixed phrases) alternative form of go (“until, up to”) (used before the definite article) gos an lá inniu ― up to today, until the present day

Usage notes

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• Only used in a few fixed phrases like gos an lá inniu. Otherwise, the synonym go dtí is used before the article.

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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• goce, goos, gose, gosse

Etymology

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From Old English gōs, from Proto-West Germanic *gans, from Proto-Germanic *gans; compare gandre.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ɡoːs/[1]

Noun

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gos (plural ges)

1. A goose (especially a female one)
2. The meat or corpse of a goose.
3. A fool or idiot.

Related terms

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• goshauk
• goslyng
• gossomer

Descendants

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• English: goose
• Scots: guise

References

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1. ^ Sandved, Arthur (1985), “3. Long Vowels”, in Introduction to Chaucerian English (Chaucer Studies; 11), Part I: Phonology, Cambridge: D. S. Brewer, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 24.

Northern Sami

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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• (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkos/

Adverb

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gos

1. where, in what place (interrogative)
2. whence, from where (interrogative)
3. where (relative)
4. whence, from where (relative)

Further reading

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• Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Occitan

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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): [ˈɡus]

• Audio (Languedoc):

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Noun

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gos m (plural gosses)

1. dog

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰans-.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ɡoːs/

Noun

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gōs f

1. goose
   • Exeter Book: Hwīlum iċ grǣde swā gōs.Sometimes I cry like a goose.

Declension

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Strong consonant stem:

singular	plural
nominative	gōs	gēs
accusative	gōs	gēs
genitive	gēs, gōse	gōsa
dative	gēs	gōsum

Descendants

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• Middle English: gos, goce, goos, gose, gosse
  • English: goose
  • Scots: guise

Old Saxon

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Noun

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gos n

1. alternative form of gās

Slovene

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Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:gosWikipedia sl

Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *gǫ̑sь.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ɡóːs/

Noun

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gọ̑s f

1. goose

Declension

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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, i-stem, long mixed accent
nom. sing.	gós
gen. sing.	gosí
singular	dual	plural
nominative(imenovȃlnik)	gós	gosí	gosí
genitive(rodȋlnik)	gosí	gosí	gosí
dative(dajȃlnik)	gósi	goséma	gosém
accusative(tožȋlnik)	gós	gosí	gosí
locative(mẹ̑stnik)	gósi	goséh	goséh
instrumental(orọ̑dnik)	gosjó	goséma	gosmí

Further reading

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• “gos”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

Swedish

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Etymology

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Deverbal from gosa.

Noun

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gos n (colloquial)

1. cuddliness
2. (action of) cuddling, snuggling

Declension

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nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	gos	gos
	definite	goset	gosets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Zazaki

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Noun

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gos

1. ear