"los" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /lɒs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /lɑs/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-los.wav Forms: loses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒs Etymology: From Middle English lusk, from Old English lox, from Proto-West Germanic *luhs, from Proto-Germanic *luhsaz. Cognate with Scots los, Saterland Frisian Luks, Low German Luks, Dutch los, German Luchs, Luxembourgish Luuss. Etymology templates: {{etymid|en|wildcat}}, {{inh|en|enm|lusk}} Middle English lusk, {{inh|en|ang|lox}} Old English lox, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*luhs}} Proto-West Germanic *luhs, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*luhsaz}} Proto-Germanic *luhsaz, {{cog|sco|los}} Scots los, {{cog|stq|Luks}} Saterland Frisian Luks, {{cog|nds|löss|Luks}} Low German Luks, {{cog|nl|los}} Dutch los, {{cog|de|Luchs}} German Luchs, {{cog|lb|Luchs|Luuss}} Luxembourgish Luuss Head templates: {{en-noun}} los (plural loses)
  1. (obsolete) A medium-sized wildcat, most of them part of the genus Lynx. Tags: obsolete Categories (lifeform): Felids Synonyms: lynx, loz, losse
    Sense id: en-los-en-noun-66AtlFVf Disambiguation of Felids: 84 6 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 13 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: loses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English los, from Old English los, from Proto-Germanic *lusą, from Proto-Indo-European *lews-. Etymology templates: {{etymid|en|loss}}, {{inh|en|enm|los}} Middle English los, {{inh|en|ang|los}} Old English los, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*lusą}} Proto-Germanic *lusą, {{inh|en|ine-pro|*lews-}} Proto-Indo-European *lews- Head templates: {{en-noun}} los (plural loses)
  1. Obsolete form of loss. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: loss
    Sense id: en-los-en-noun--u7EZYgj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Etymology templates: {{etymid|en|praise}} Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} los (uncountable)
  1. Alternative form of loos (“praise; fame; reputation”). Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: loos (extra: praise; fame; reputation)
    Sense id: en-los-en-noun-LDvJJd5~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Alternative forms

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