poos

See also: Poos, POOs, póoṣ, and poos-

English

Pronunciation

Noun

poos

  1. plural of poo

Verb

poos

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of poo

Anagrams

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle Cornish poys, pos, from Proto-Brythonic *puɨs, from Latin pēnsum. Cognate with Welsh pwys (“weight”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poːz/

Adjective

poos (comparative possa, superlative an possa)

  1. heavy
  2. serious, important
    Synonyms: bysi, posek
  3. burdensome
  4. (weather) muggy
  5. (fonts) bold

Derived terms

  • gorra poos war (“stress”, verb)
  • poosa (“weigh”, verb)
  • posek (“important”)
  • poslev (“emphasis, stress”)
  • posleva (“emphasise”, verb)
  • poster (“heaviness”)
  • sawer poos (“stench”)

Noun

poos m (plural posow)

  1. weight, pressure
  2. emphasis, importance

Mutation

Mutation of poos
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
poos boos foos unchanged unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • pooze (obsolete)
  • poze

Etymology

From Middle Dutch pose, from Old French pose, from Latin pausa. Doublet of pauze and pausa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poːs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: poos
  • Rhymes: -oːs

Noun

poos f (plural pozen, diminutive poosje n)

  1. undefined period of time, an indefinite period
  2. (informal, hyperbolic) eternity
  3. (dated, now only in fixed expressions or limited contexts) pause, interruption

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: poos

Middle English

Noun

poos

  1. plural of po
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