ose

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ose"

Albanian

Conjunction

ose

1. or
2. either; or
3. otherwise; or else

Usage notes

• Can be used twice in same sentence to create either-or situation

Synonyms

• apo

Ambonese Malay

Alternative forms

• os, se

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese você.

Pronoun

ose

1. you

   Synonym: ale

   Ose ada mo pi Mana? ― Where are you going?

See also

Ambonese Malay personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person	long	beta	katóng, batóng1
	short	bet	tong
2nd person	long	ose, ale	dorang, ngoni
	short	os, se, al	dong, ngo
3rd person	long	dia, ontua2, akang2	dorang
	short	ontó2, kang2	dong
reflexive		diri
emphatic		sandiri

¹ Used with inclusive meaning in some dialects.
² Polite.

• The short forms are mostly dependent.
• The second person pronouns are usually avoided when talking to someone of higher status or older.
  

See each entry for more information.

Fijian

Noun

ose

1. horse

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oz/

• Audio (Paris):

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Verb

ose

1. inflection of oser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Gun

Alternative forms

• sé

Etymology

Cognate with Fon sé, Saxwe Gbe osé (“grinding stone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ō.sé/

Noun

osé (plural osé lɛ́ or osé lẹ́)

1. rock

Istro-Romanian

Noun

ose

1. plural of os

Italian

Adjective

ose f pl

1. feminine plural of oso

Anagrams

• Eso, eso-

Latin

Participle

ōse

1. vocative masculine singular of ōsus

Lindu

Noun

ose

1. uncooked rice

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

ose

1. ooze
2. smell bad, stink

References

• “ose” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “ose” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• osa (a infinitive)

Etymology

Unknown. Related to or derived from os m (“fume, smoke; stench”).

Verb

ose (present tense osar/oser, past tense osa/oste, past participle osa/ost, passive infinitive osast, present participle osande, imperative ose/os)

1. (intransitive) to have a strong smell, odour
2. (intransitive) to reek, ooze (av / of)
3. (intransitive, figurative) to reek (av / of) (to be evidently associated with something unpleasant)
4. (intransitive) to emit fumes, smoke; to ooze

References

• “ose” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

ose (Cyrillic spelling осе)

1. inflection of osa:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Slovak

Noun

ose

1. dative/locative singular of osa

Spanish

Verb

ose

1. inflection of osar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Yoruba

Igi osè

Alternative forms

• oṣè

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ō.sè/

Noun

osè

1. baobab tree, Adansonia digitata

   wọ́n gbé ẹbọ sí ìdí igi osè ― They placed the sacrifice at the base of the baobab tree

Derived terms

• Ìdí-Osè