ось

Russian

Etymology

Old East Slavic ось (osĭ), from Proto-Slavic *osь (axle).

In the sense of "operating system", is an adaptation of the English acronym OS in the same sense.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [osʲ]
  • (file)

Noun

ось (osʹ) f inan (genitive о́си, nominative plural о́си, genitive plural осе́й, related adjective осево́й)

  1. axis
  2. axle
  3. (computer slang) operating system

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Ukrainian

Etymology

A merger of о (o) + се (se) which underwent subsequent reduction.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɔsʲ]
  • (file)

Particle

ось (osʹ)

  1. here (is), this (is), there (is), that (is)

References

  1. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), ось”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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