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jos

See also: Appendix:Variations of "jos"

English

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Noun

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jos

  1. plural of jo

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Finnish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Conjunction

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jos

  1. (subordinating) if (supposing that)
    mitä jos... ― what if...
    nyt jos koskaan ― now if ever
    jos niin ajattelee ― if one thinks that way
    tulee jos on tullakseen ― it'll come if it'll come
    Ostan hienon auton, jos voitan lotossa. ― I will buy a fancy car if I win the lottery.
    Jos saisit valita, minkä näistä ottaisit? ― If you could choose, which one of these would you take?
    Jos nyt kerran kuuntelisit, ehkä saisimme jotain aikaankin! ― If you listened for once, maybe we could get somewhere!
    Jos metsässä kaatuu puu ja kukaan ei ole kuulemassa, kuuluuko siitä ääni? ― If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?
    Kuka muu se voisi olla, jos et sinä? ― Who else could it be if it's not you?
    Mikä olisi ollut ammattisi, jos olisit elänyt 200 vuotta sitten? ― What would have been your job if you had lived 200 years ago?
    1. When followed by mikä/mikään or kuka/kukaan, serves to emphasize the truth of a characterization; often preceded by a demonstrative or personal pronoun.
      Tuo jos mikä(än) osoittaa sinun olevan väärässä.
      That, if anything, proves you are wrong.
      Hän jos kuka(an) on plagiaristi.
      He's a plagiarist if ever there was one.
  2. (colloquial, proscribed) if, whether (used to introduce an indirect question)
    Synonym: -ko
    Jos tulisit katsomaan. ― If you could come here to look.

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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

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Conjunction

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jos

  1. if
    • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. I. Molotsova, 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

Usage notes

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  • In the sense "if", jos can be used with either a conditional, an indicative or an infinitive. The first tense is used to describe irrealis conditions, the second to describe future conditions, and the third one is used to give general statements:
    Jos siä kuralle katsoisit, siis minnua näkisit. ― If you looked to the left, then you would see me.
    Jos siä kuralle katsot, siis minnua näät. ― If you look to the left, then you will see me.
    Jos kuralle katsoa, saap minnua nähhä. ― If one looks to the left, he will be able to see me.

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References

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

Lithuanian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Pronoun

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jõs

  1. (third-person feminine plural) they
  2. third-person singular genitive of ji
  3. (third-person singular feminine possessive) her
Declension
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declension of jos
singular dual plural
nominative jì jiẽdvi jõs
genitive jõs jų̃dviejų jų̃
dative jái jõdviem jóms
accusative ją̃ jiẽdvi jàs
instrumental jà jõdviem jomìs
locative jojè jiẽdviese josè
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Lithuanian personal pronouns
singular (vienaskaita) dual (dviskaita) plural (daugiskaita) reflexive
(sangrąžiniai)
1st person
(pirmasis asmuo) 		2nd person
(antrasis asmuo) 		3rd person
(trečiasis asmuo) 		1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
m f m f m f m f m f
nominative
(vardininkas) 		àš tù jìs,
jisaĩ 		jì,
jinaĩ 		mùdu mùdvi jùdu jùdvi juõdu,
jiẽdu 		jiẽdvi mẽs jū̃s jiẽ jõs -
genitive
(kilmininkas) 		manę̃s tavę̃s jõ jõs mùdviejų jùdviejų jų̃dviejų mū́sų jū́sų jų̃ savę̃s
dative
(naudininkas) 		mán táu jám jái mùdviem jùdviem jõdviem mùms jùms jíems jóms sáu
accusative
(galininkas) 		manè tavè jį̃ ją̃ mùdu mùdvi jùdu jùdvi juõdu jiẽdvi mùs jùs juõs jàs savè
instrumental
(įnagininkas) 		manimì, manim̃ tavimì, tavim̃ juõ jà mùdviem jùdviem jõdviem mumìs jumìs jaĩs jomìs savimì,
savim̃
locative
(vietininkas) 		manyjè, manỹ tavyjè, tavỹ jamè jojè mùdviese jùdviese jiẽdviese mumysè jumysè juosè josè savyjè,
savỹ
possessive
(savybiniai) 		màno tàvo jõ jõs mùdviejų jùdviejų jų̃dviejų mū́sų jū́sų jų̃ sàvo

Etymology 2

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Verb

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jõs

  1. third-person singular/plural future of joti

Livvi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *jos.

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jos

  1. if

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References

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  • Pertti Virtaranta, Raija Koponen (2009) “jos”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja‎[2], Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN

Mauritian Creole

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Etymology

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From Hindi जोश (joś).

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Noun

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jos

  1. pleasure; happiness
    Synonym: lazwa

Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Finnic (compare Finnish jos).

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈjos/

Conjunction

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jos

  1. if

Further reading

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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[3], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Occitan

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Etymology

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From Old Occitan jos, from Late Latin iōsum, from Classical Latin deorsum.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒus/
  • Audio (Béarn):(file)

Preposition

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jos

  1. below
    Antonym: sus

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Old Catalan

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Adverb

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jos

  1. Alternative form of jus (“down”)

Preposition

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jos

  1. Alternative form of jus (“below”)

References

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  • “jos” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Old Occitan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin iūsum~iōsum, from Classical Latin deorsum.

Adverb

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jos

  1. down

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Preposition

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jos

  1. below

Descendants

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  • Occitan: jos

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin iōsum, from Classical Latin deorsum.

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Adverb

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jos

  1. down
    Antonym: sus

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Adjective

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

  1. low
  2. down

Declension

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singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite jos joasă joși joase
definite josul joasa joșii joasele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite jos joase joși joase
definite josului joasei joșilor joaselor

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Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Noun

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jos c

  1. Alternative form of juice

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The usual Swedish spelling is juice. Jos is a less-used variant coined during the 1970s. See the usage notes for juice.

Declension

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Declension of jos
nominative genitive
singular indefinite jos jos
definite josen josens
plural indefinite joser josers
definite joserna josernas

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