jos

jos

1. plural of jo

• OJs

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

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

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 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.

• ellei, jollei

• “jos”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

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

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈjos/, [ˈjo̞z̠]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈjos/, [ˈjo̞ʒ̥]
• Rhymes: -os
• Hyphenation: jos

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

• 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.

• (so that): jot, eik

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

• IPA^(key): /joːs/

jõs

1. (third-person feminine plural) they
2. third-person singular genitive of ji
3. (third-person singular feminine possessive) her

jõs

1. third-person singular/plural future of joti

From Proto-Finnic *jos.

jos

1. if

• hoz

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

From Hindi जोश (joś).

• IPA^(key): /dʒos/, /dʒoːʃ/

jos

1. pleasure; happiness

   Synonym: lazwa

Borrowed from Finnic (compare Finnish jos).

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈjos/

jos

1. if

• 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

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

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒus/

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jos

1. below

   Antonym: sus

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “deorsum”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 3: D–F, page 43

jos

1. alternative form of jus (“down”)

jos

1. alternative form of jus (“below”)

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

• jus
• jotz (infl. by sotz)

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

jos

1. down

• juzan

jos

1. below

• Occitan: jos

• DOM

Inherited from Late Latin iōsum, from Classical Latin deorsum.

• IPA^(key): /ʒos/

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jos

1. down

   Antonym: sus

• sub

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

1. low
2. down

• înjosi
• josnic
• pe jos

• “jos”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

jos c

1. alternative form of juice

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

• jos in Svensk ordbok (SO)