osm

See also: Osm, OSM, ośm, ôm, and Osm.

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɔːsəm/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɔs.əm/
  • (cotcaught merger) IPA(key): /ˈɑs.əm/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔːsəm

Adjective

osm (comparative more osm, superlative most osm)

  1. (Internet slang) awesome; like OK, can be used to express enthusiastic approval.
    This house is OSM.
    "Will meet you at 11h15." "OSM!"

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Czech

Czech numbers (edit)
80
 ←  7 8 9  → 
    Cardinal: osm
    Ordinal: osmý
    Adverbial: osmkrát
    Repetition adjective: osminásobný
    Collective: osmery
    Substantivised collective: osmero
    Specific: osmerý
    Fractional: osmina

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech osm, from Proto-Slavic *osmь, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈosm̩]
    • (colloquial) IPA(key): [ˈosum]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: osm

Numeral

osm

  1. eight

Declension

Coordinate terms

Further reading

Old Czech

Old Czech numbers (edit)
80
 ←  7 8 9  → 
    Cardinal: osm
    Ordinal: osmý
    Adverbial: osmkrát
    Collective: osmer

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *osmь.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈosm/
    • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈosm̩/

    Numeral

    osm f

    1. eight

    Usage notes

    The older usage was with a genitive noun in all cases. Later, the noun's case corresponded with the numeral's one except for the nominative/accusative where it still was in the genitive and the numeral instrumental ended in -i like other cases as it is in today's Czech.

    • osm ľudíeight people
    • s osḿú ľudí (later s osmi ľudmi)with eight people

    Declension

    Coordinate terms

    Descendants

    • Czech: osm

    References

    Polish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɔsm/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɔsm
    • Syllabification: osm

    Noun

    Chemical element
    Os
    Previous: ren (Re)
    Next: iryd (Ir)

    osm m inan

    1. osmium (chemical element, Os, atomic number 76)

    Declension

    Further reading

    • osm in Polish dictionaries at PWN