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-os¹

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From the traditional Ashkenazi pronunciation of Hebrew ־וֹת (“-ót”), and its descendant, Yiddish ־ות (-es).

suffix

  1. morpheme Used to form plurals of some Hebrew and Yiddish loanwords, usually ending in -a or -ah.

    Similar: -as, -ahs, -ot, -oth

-os²

suffix

  1. morpheme, plural plural of -o

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"-os." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/-os. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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-os. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/-os

Chicago

"-os." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/-os.

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@misc{os_2026,
  title = {-os},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-os},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}