"fos" meaning in Cornish

See fos in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fɔːz/ Forms: fosow [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Brythonic *fos, from Latin fossa. Cognate with Welsh ffos (“ditch, moat”). Etymology templates: {{inh|kw|cel-bry-pro|*fos}} Proto-Brythonic *fos, {{der|kw|la|fossa}} Latin fossa, {{cog|cy|ffos||ditch, moat}} Welsh ffos (“ditch, moat”) Head templates: {{head|kw|noun||||{{{d2}}}|plural|fosow||||||cat2=|g=f|head=}} fos f (plural fosow), {{kw-noun|f|fosow}} fos f (plural fosow)
  1. wall Tags: feminine Derived forms: paper fos (english: wallpaper), toll y'n fos (english: cash machine, ATM)
    Sense id: en-fos-kw-noun-TYqqZPaF Categories (other): Cornish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*fos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *fos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "fossa"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin fossa",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ffos",
        "3": "",
        "4": "ditch, moat"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh ffos (“ditch, moat”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Brythonic *fos, from Latin fossa. Cognate with Welsh ffos (“ditch, moat”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fosow",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{d2}}}",
        "7": "plural",
        "8": "fosow",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "g": "f",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "fos f (plural fosow)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "fosow"
      },
      "expansion": "fos f (plural fosow)",
      "name": "kw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 12 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "wallpaper",
          "translation": "wallpaper",
          "word": "paper fos"
        },
        {
          "english": "cash machine, ATM",
          "translation": "cash machine, ATM",
          "word": "toll y'n fos"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wall"
      ],
      "id": "en-fos-kw-noun-TYqqZPaF",
      "links": [
        [
          "wall",
          "wall#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fɔːz/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fos"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "wallpaper",
      "translation": "wallpaper",
      "word": "paper fos"
    },
    {
      "english": "cash machine, ATM",
      "translation": "cash machine, ATM",
      "word": "toll y'n fos"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*fos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *fos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "fossa"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin fossa",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ffos",
        "3": "",
        "4": "ditch, moat"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh ffos (“ditch, moat”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Brythonic *fos, from Latin fossa. Cognate with Welsh ffos (“ditch, moat”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fosow",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{d2}}}",
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        "8": "fosow",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "g": "f",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "fos f (plural fosow)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "fosow"
      },
      "expansion": "fos f (plural fosow)",
      "name": "kw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Cornish feminine nouns",
        "Cornish lemmas",
        "Cornish nouns",
        "Cornish terms derived from Latin",
        "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Pages with 12 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wall"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wall",
          "wall#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fɔːz/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fos"
}

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