os

Meaning

  1. (declension-3) mouth
  2. (declension-3) (in general) head or face
  3. (declension-3) (in general) facial features, countenance, appearance
  4. (declension-3, poetic) speech
  5. (declension-3) mouth, lips, opening, entrance, aperture, orifice
  6. (declension-3) beak of a ship
  7. (declension-3) edge of a sword

Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈoːs]
Etymology

From Proto-Italic *ōs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃éh₁os. Cognates include Hittite 𒀀𒄿𒅖 (aiš), Sanskrit आस् (ās), Old Irish á, Old English ōr.

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