# jos
## English
### Noun

jos
* plural of jo

### Anagrams

* OJs

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *jos. Originally the lative singular of joka; jo- +‎ -s (lative suffix).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjos/, [ˈjo̞s̠]
* Rhymes: -os
* Hyphenation: jos

### Conjunction

jos
* (subordinating) if (supposing that)
    mitä jos... ― what if...
    nyt jos koskaan ― now if ever
    jos niin ajattelee ― if one thinks that way
    tulee jos on tullakseen ― it'll come if it'll come
    Ostan hienon auton, jos voitan lotossa. ― I will buy a fancy car if I win the lottery.
    Jos saisit valita, minkä näistä ottaisit? ― If you could choose, which one of these would you take?
    Jos nyt kerran kuuntelisit, ehkä saisimme jotain aikaankin! ― If you listened for once, maybe we could get somewhere!
    Jos metsässä kaatuu puu ja kukaan ei ole kuulemassa, kuuluuko siitä ääni? ― If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?
    Kuka muu se voisi olla, jos et sinä? ― Who else could it be if it's not you?
    Mikä olisi ollut ammattisi, jos olisit elänyt 200 vuotta sitten? ― What would have been your job if you had lived 200 years ago?
** When followed by mikä/mikään or kuka/kukaan, serves to emphasize the truth of a characterization; often preceded by a demonstrative or personal pronoun.
    Tuo jos mikä(än) osoittaa sinun olevan väärässä.That, if anything, proves you are wrong.
    Hän jos kuka(an) on plagiaristi.He's a plagiarist if ever there was one.
* (colloquial, proscribed) if, whether (used to introduce an indirect question)
    Synonym: -ko
    Jos tulisit katsomaan. ― If you could come here to look.

#### Derived terms

* entä jos
* joskaan
* joskin
* josko
* jospa
* jossitella
* mitä jos

### See also

* ellei, jollei

### Further reading

* “jos”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *jos. Cognates include Finnish jos and Livvi jos.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈjos/, [ˈjo̞z̠]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈjos/, [ˈjo̞ʒ̥]
* Rhymes: -os
* Hyphenation: jos

### Conjunction

jos
* if
** 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. I. Molotsova, Loonnontiito (ensimäin osa): oppikirja alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:Jos kynnetyn maan pääl möö kaivaamma havvan, nii havvan servääs möö näemmä slojan mustaa tali harmaata maata.If in the surface of the earth we dig a pit, then on the edge of the pit we see a layer of black or grey soil.
* so that, in order that

#### Usage notes

* In the sense "if", jos can be used with either a conditional, an indicative or an infinitive. The first tense is used to describe irrealis conditions, the second to describe future conditions, and the third one is used to give general statements:
    Jos siä kuralle katsoisit, siis minnua näkisit. ― If you looked to the left, then you would see me.
    Jos siä kuralle katsot, siis minnua näät. ― If you look to the left, then you will see me.
    Jos kuralle katsoa, saap minnua nähhä. ― If one looks to the left, he will be able to see me.

#### Synonyms

* (so that): jot, eik

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 106

## Lithuanian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /joːs/

### Etymology 1
#### Pronoun

jõs
* (third-person feminine plural) they
* third-person singular genitive of ji
* (third-person singular feminine possessive) her

##### See also
### Etymology 2
#### Verb

jõs
* third-person singular/plural future of joti

## Livvi
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *jos.

### Conjunction

jos
* if

#### Synonyms

* hoz

### References

* Pertti Virtaranta, Raija Koponen (2009) “jos”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja‎, Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN

## Mauritian Creole
### Etymology

From Hindi जोश (joś).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dʒos/, /dʒoːʃ/

### Noun

jos
* pleasure; happiness
    Synonym: lazwa

## Northern Sami
### Etymology

Borrowed from Finnic (compare Finnish jos).

### Pronunciation

* (Kautokeino) IPA: /ˈjos/

### Conjunction

jos
* if

#### Further reading

* Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

## Occitan
### Etymology

From Old Occitan jos, from Late Latin iōsum, from Classical Latin deorsum.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /d͡ʒus/
* Audio (Béarn):(file)

### Preposition

jos
* below
    Antonym: sus

### References

* Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “deorsum”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 3: D–F, page 43

## Old Catalan
### Adverb

jos
* Alternative form of jus (“down”)

### Preposition

jos
* Alternative form of jus (“below”)

### References

* “jos” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Old Occitan
### Alternative forms

* jus
* jotz (infl. by sotz)

### Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin iūsum~iōsum, from Classical Latin deorsum.

### Adverb

jos
* down

#### Derived terms

* juzan

### Preposition

jos
* below

#### Descendants

* Occitan: jos

### References

* DOM

## Romanian
### Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin iōsum, from Classical Latin deorsum.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʒos/
* Audio:(file)

### Adverb

jos
* down
    Antonym: sus

#### See also

* sub

### Adjective

jos m or n (feminine singular joasă, masculine plural joși, feminine and neuter plural joase)
* low
* down

#### Derived terms

* înjosi
* josnic
* pe jos

### Further reading

* jos in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

## Swedish
### Noun

jos c
* Alternative form of juice

#### Usage notes

The usual Swedish spelling is juice. Jos is a less-used variant coined during the 1970s. See the usage notes for juice.

#### Declension
### References

* jos in Svensk ordbok (SO)