-ош

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian -os.

Pronunciation

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

Suffix

-ош (-oš) m

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

Pannonian Rusyn terms suffixed with -ош

See also

suffixes

• -ач (-ač)
• -аш (-aš)