*ōsaz

Runic: ᛟᛊᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈɔː.sɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

  1. mouth
  2. mouth, inlet

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃éh₁os (‘mouth’) (apparently reformed as a thematic noun *h₃eh₁ésos). Cognate with Latin ōs (‘mouth’), Lithuanian úostas (‘port, harbour, haven’), Russian уста́ (ustá, ‘mouth, lips’), Sanskrit आस् (ā́s) (ā́s, ‘mouth’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.ōsazōsōz, ōsōs
Acc.ōsąōsanz
Gen.ōsas, ōsisōsǫ̂
Dat.ōsaiōsamaz
Inst.ōsōōsamiz
Voc.ōsōsōz, ōsōs

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Descendants

  • ōr (Old English)
    • or (Middle English)
  • ōra (Old English)
    • or (Middle English)
  • óss (Old Norse)
    • ósi (Faroese)
    • ós (Icelandic)
    • os (Norwegian)
  • óss (Old Norse)
    • ōs (Old Swedish)
      • os (Swedish)

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