"los" meaning in German

See los in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /loːs/ [standard], /lɔs/ (note: regionally; chiefly as interjection or when meaning “going on”) Audio: De-los.ogg Forms: loser [masculine, nominative, singular, strong], loser [comparative], am losesten [superlative]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle High German and Old High German lōs. Compare English loose. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|de|gmh|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle High German, {{inh+|de|gmh|-}} Inherited from Middle High German, {{inh|de|goh|lōs}} Old High German lōs, {{cog|en|loose}} English loose Head templates: {{de-adj|comp}} los (strong nominative masculine singular loser, comparative loser, superlative am losesten)
  1. (colloquial or dated) alternative form of lose (“loose”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, colloquial, dated Alternative form of: lose (extra: loose)
    Sense id: en-los-de-adj-n1gurVsd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adverb

IPA: /loːs/ [standard], /lɔs/ (note: regionally; chiefly as interjection or when meaning “going on”) Audio: De-los.ogg Forms: used in combination with a verb
Etymology: Inherited from Middle High German and Old High German lōs. Compare English loose. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|de|gmh|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle High German, {{inh+|de|gmh|-}} Inherited from Middle High German, {{inh|de|goh|lōs}} Old High German lōs, {{cog|en|loose}} English loose Head templates: {{head|de|adverb}} los
  1. rid of, free of
    Sense id: en-los-de-adv-l7FFZ2TX
  2. off, out, used to indicate leaving motion.
    Sense id: en-los-de-adv-qzgnf6KW
  3. going on
    Sense id: en-los-de-adv-tvv0980x
  4. (colloquial, regional, Westphalia, Lower Saxony) open Tags: Westphalia, colloquial, regional
    Sense id: en-los-de-adv-I0j5mHRC Categories (other): Regional German, Westphalian German
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Interjection

IPA: /loːs/ [standard], /lɔs/ (note: regionally; chiefly as interjection or when meaning “going on”) Audio: De-los.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Middle High German and Old High German lōs. Compare English loose. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|de|gmh|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle High German, {{inh+|de|gmh|-}} Inherited from Middle High German, {{inh|de|goh|lōs}} Old High German lōs, {{cog|en|loose}} English loose Head templates: {{head|de|interjection}} los
  1. come on!, let's go!
    Sense id: en-los-de-intj-yien798w
  2. (motor racing) Go!
    Sense id: en-los-de-intj-6Vw5YTiq Categories (other): Motor racing, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 4 5 20 18 0 7 30 16 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -los, los sein, losfahren, losgehen, loslassen, loslegen, loslösen, losmachen, losreißen, loswerden Related terms: gelosen
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /loːs/ [standard], /lɔs/ (note: regionally; chiefly as interjection or when meaning “going on”) Audio: De-los.ogg
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|de|verb form}} los
  1. singular imperative of losen Tags: form-of, imperative, singular Form of: losen
    Sense id: en-los-de-verb-MZo~hez-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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