os-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "os"

English

Etymology

From Latin ob.

Prefix

os-

1. (non-productive) Against; facing; a combining prefix found in verbs of Latin origin.

Derived terms

• oscine
• ostensible

Anagrams

• SO, S/O, s.o., so, So, So., S&O, s/o, S.O.

Irish

Etymology

From os (“over, above”, preposition).

Prefix

os-

1. over-, above
2. super-, supra-

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with os-

Mutation

Mutated forms of os-

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
os-	n-os-	hos-	t-os-

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “os-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Prefix

os-

1. super-, ultra-

Derived terms

Scottish Gaelic terms prefixed with os-