-ош

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian -os.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈ-ɔʃ]
  • Rhymes: -ɔʃ
  • Hyphenation: ош

Suffix

-ош (-ošm

  1. (productive) forms agent nouns
    спреводзка (sprevodzka, trick, swindle; lie) + ‎-ош (-oš) → ‎спреводзкош (sprevodzkoš, swindler, cheater; liar)
    франта (franta, joke) + ‎-ош (-oš) → ‎франтош (frantoš, joker, jokester)
  2. (productive) forms the masculine equivalent of some nouns
    млода (mloda, young bride) + ‎-ош (-oš) → ‎млодош (mlodoš, engaged young man)

Usage notes

  • This suffix takes -оше (-oše) in the nominative plural instead of the expected -оши (-oši).

Derived terms

See also

suffixes