jos

jos

1. plural of jo

From Proto-Finnic *jos. Originally the lative singular of joka; jo- +‎ -s (lative suffix).

• IPA^(key): /ˈjos/, [ˈjo̞s̠]
• Rhymes: -os
• Syllabification^(key): jos

jos

1. (subordinating) if (supposing that)

• jospa
• jossitella
• jossittelu

• ellei

From Proto-Finnic *jos. Cognates include Finnish jos and Livvi jos.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈjos/, [ˈjo̞z̠]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈjos/, [ˈjo̞ʒ̥]
• Rhymes: -os
• Hyphenation: jos

jos

1. if
   • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, N. I. Molotsova, transl., Loonnontiito (ensimäin osa): oppikirja alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:

     Jos kynnetyn maan pääl möö kaivaamma havvan, nii havvan servääs möö näemmä slojan mustaa tali harmaata maata.

     If in the surface of the earth we dig a pit, then on the edge of the pit we see a layer of black or grey soil.

2. so that, in order that

• In the sense "if", jos can be used both with an indicative or an infinitive. The former construction is used to express concrete conditions, while the latter is used to make more general statements:

  Jos siä kuralle katsot, niin saat nähhä minnua. ― If you look to the left, then you will see me.

  Jos kuralle katsoa, niin saap nähhä minnua. ― If one looks to the left, then he can see me.

• (so that): jot, eik

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 106

• IPA^(key): /joːs/

jõs

1. (third-person feminine plural) they
2. (third-person singular) genitive form of ji.
3. (third-person singular feminine possessive) her

jõs

1. third-person singular future of joti
2. third-person plural future of joti

From Proto-Finnic *jos.

jos

1. if

• hoz

• Pertti Virtaranta; Raija Koponen (2009), “jos”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja, Helsinki: Kotus, ISSN 1796-041X

From Hindi जोश (joś).

• IPA^(key): /dʒos/, /dʒoːʃ/

jos

1. pleasure; happiness

   Synonym: lazwa

Borrowed from Finnic (compare Finnish jos).

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈjos/

jos

1. if

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

From Late Latin iūsum. Cognate to Italian giù.

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jos

1. under, beneath, below

From Latin deorsum, through a Late Latin or Vulgar Latin root *deosum, *diosum. Compare Italian giù, Sardinian giòssu, Occitan jos, Sicilian jusu.

• IPA^(key): [ʒos]

jos

1. down

• sus

• sub

jos m or n (feminine singular joasă, masculine plural joși, feminine and neuter plural joase)

1. low
2. down

• înjosi
• josnic
• pe jos

jos c

1. fruit juice

• The usual Swedish spelling is juice. Jos is a less-used variant coined during the 1970s.