English Explanatory Dictionary

-os

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

-os

Etymology

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

Synonyms

-as -ahs -ot -oth

Derived words

halachos matzos
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