おおし

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
多し

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [o̞ːɕi]

Adjective

おおし • (ōshi) ^{←おほし (ofosi)?†}-ku

1. Classical Japanese and literary form of おおい (ōi)

   恋(こい)多(おお)き女(おんな)

   koi ōki onna

   (modern language) woman involved in romance

   事(じ)故(こ)多(おお)し注(ちゅう)意(い)

   jiko ōshi chūi

   (modern language) frequent accidents—beware

Inflection

Classical conjugation of "おおし" (ク活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	おおく[1] おおから[2]		ooku ookara
Continuative (連用形)	おおく[1] おおかり[2]		ooku ookari
Terminal (終止形)	おおし		oosi
Attributive (連体形)	おおき おおかる		ooki ookaru
Realis (已然形)	おおけれ		ookere
Imperative (命令形)	おおかれ		ookare
Key constructions
Negative	おおからず		ookarazu
Contrasting conjunction	おおけれど		ookeredo
Causal conjunction	おおければ		ookereba
Conditional conjunction	おおくば		ookuba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	おおかりき		ookariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	おおかりけり		ookarikeri
Adverbial	おおく		ooku
[1]Without auxiliary verb. [2]With auxiliary verb.

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of おおし – see the following entry.

【凡】S [adverb] about, generally, in general

(This term, おおし (ōshi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as おおし, see Category:Japanese kanji read as おおし.)