# sos
## English
### Etymology 1
#### Noun

sos
* plural of so

### Etymology 2
#### Alternative forms

* SoS

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sɒs/

#### Interjection

sos
* (Internet slang, humorous, nonce word) A nonsense word commonly used in YouTube Poop by playing an audio clip forward and in reverse consecutively; said in reference to this editing style, and to describe palindromes and humorously symmetrized images.
    Synonyms: joj, sus
** 2023 January 28, brucebocchi, Tumblr‎:she JOJ on my SOS til i LOL
** 2023 August 31, yamada-ryo, Tumblr‎:Saw this poster in the wild today and instinctively laughed out loud because like. That’s the Joj. The SoS. From my YTPs.
** 2024 July 10, theygotlost, Tumblr‎:#the JoJ burger.... with extra Sos
** 2025 January 31, Joseph Rothschild, “A THOUSAND DIFFERENT PATHS TO MID - Dueltaining”, in YouTube‎:Whoa! What is Flelf [Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card] doing on the field? You know this is actually a retrain? The original card is called Sos.

### Anagrams

* 'oss, OSS, OSs, SSO, oss

## Albanian
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐσώσα (esṓsa), aorist of Ancient Greek σῶς (sôs).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sɔs/ (Standard)
* Rhymes: -ɔs

### Verb

sos (aorist sosa, participle sosur) (colloquial)
* (transitive) to finish off, to end
    Synonyms: mbaroj, përfundoj
* (figurative, transitive) to accomplish, to succeed
    Synonyms: përmbush, plotësoj
* (transitive, third person) to suffice, to be enough
* (intransitive, southern Gheg, Tosk, Elbasan) to arrive somewhere
    Synonym: arrij
* (obsolete) save
* kill
* exhaust

#### Conjugation

* Show compound tenses:

### Interjection

sos
* (colloquial, chiefly in the negative) indeed, really, in fact
    Synonyms: se mos, nuk

### References

* ↑ Matasevic, R. (2019). A grammatical sketch of Albanian for students of Indo-European. Zadar.
* ↑ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “sos”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1336

### Further reading

* FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎, 1980
* “sos”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
* Mann, S. E. (1948) “sos”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 456

## Ashkun
### Etymology

From Proto-Nuristani *swasā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swásā, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsos/

### Noun

sos (Sanu)
* sister

### References

* ↑ Strand, Richard F. (2016) “s′os”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎

## Cornish
### Noun

sos m
* friend/mate/pal

### References

* http://www.cornishdictionary.org.uk/

## Danish
### Noun

sos c
* indefinite genitive singular of so

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sɔs/

### Etymology 1

Shortening of socialist.

#### Noun

sos m (plural sossen, diminutive sosje n, feminine sosse)
* (derogatory, Belgium) socialist
    Synonym: socialist

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Noun

sos m (uncountable)
* (slang, Netherlands) Synonym of cocaïne

## Franco-Provençal
### Determiner

sos
* masculine plural of son

## Galician
### Alternative forms

* sodes

### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese sodes.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsɔs]

### Verb

sos
* (dated) second-person plural present indicative of ser; you are
** 1446, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros, Vigo: Galaxia, page 179:a vos Loys Gonçales das Tendas, Vasco Gomes, Afonso Yañes da Lagea, Martín do Cabo, Gomes Peres, Aluaro Afonso da Fonteyña, regidores da dita çibdad, que soos presentesto you, Lois González das Tendas, Vasco Gómez, Afonso Yanes da Laxe, Martín do Cabo, Gómez Pérez, Álvaro Afonso da Fonteíña, aldermen of said city, who are present
** 1894, Galo Salinas, A mitra de ferro ardente, page 31:Lembranzas que da mente sos delicia[You] Memories, that are delight of the mind

### References

* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “soos”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “sos”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

## Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish soss. Maybe from Proto-Celtic *sodstos, from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sˠɔsˠ/

### Noun

sos m (genitive singular sosa, nominative plural sosanna)
* rest, pause, break
    Synonym: briseadh
    sos a ghlacadh; sos a thógáil ― to take a break
* (dated) shift (of workers), supply (of goods), installment (of rent)
    D'ith sé sos maith. ― He ate a good fill.

#### Declension

bare forms
singular
plural
nominative
sos
sosanna
vocative
a shos
a shosanna
genitive
sosa
sosanna
dative
sos
sosanna
forms with the definite article
singular
plural
nominative
an tsos
na sosanna
genitive
na sosa
na sosanna
dative
leis an tsos don tsos
leis na sosanna :

#### Derived terms

* sosadh (“resting-place”)

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ de Bernardo Stempel, Patrizia (1999) Nominale Wortbildung des älteren Irischen: Stammbildung und Derivation [Noun Formation in Old Irish: Stem-formation and derivation] (Buchreihe der Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie) (in German), volume 15, Tübingen: Niemeyer, →ISBN, pages 441-42 fn. 143
* ↑ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1985) Foirisiún Focal as Gaillimh [Collection of Words from Galway] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann [Royal Irish Academy], page 208

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sos”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “sos”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “Sos”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 675
* “sos”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
* “sos”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sos”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

## Ladino
### Verb

sos
* second-person singular present indicative of ser

## Malay
### Noun

sos
* sauce

#### Alternative forms

* saus, saos (Indonesian)

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French sauce. Doublet of salsa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɔs/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔs
* Syllabification: sos

### Noun

sos m inan (diminutive sosik)
* sauce (liquid (often thickened) condiment or accompaniment to food)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* sos in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* sos in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French sauce.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sos/
* Rhymes: -os

### Noun

sos n (plural sosuri)
* sauce
* gravy

#### Synonyms

* îngroșăluță
* rântaș
* mărtaș

### Further reading

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

## Sardinian
### Etymology

From Latin ipsōs, accusative plural of ipse (“himself”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sos/

### Article

sos m pl (feminine sas)
* (Logudorese, Nuorese) plural of su: the (masculine plural definite article)

### See also

* is

### References

* Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
* Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “ísse”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg

## Selk'nam
### Numeral

sos
* one

#### Derived terms

* sos-haruwen

### References

* Charles Wellington Furlong, The Haush And Ona, Primitive Tribes Of Tierra Del Fuego, in the Proceedings Of The Nineteenth International Congress Of Americanists (December 1915)
* Los Selk'nam: la vida de los Onas en Tierra del Fuego (2007)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French sauce, from Vulgar Latin *salsa, from Latin salsus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sôːs/

### Noun

sȏs m (Cyrillic spelling со̑с)
* sauce
    Synonym: ȕmāk

#### Declension
### References

* “sos”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsos/ [ˈsos]
* Rhymes: -os
* Syllabification: sos

### Verb

sos
* second-person singular voseo present indicative of ser

## Swedish
### Noun

sos
* indefinite genitive singular of so

### Anagrams

* oss

## Tok Pisin
### Etymology

From English sauce.

### Noun

sos
* sauce; gravy

## Turkish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French sauce.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sos/
* Hyphenation: sos

### Noun

sos (definite accusative sosu, plural soslar)
* sauce

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
sos
soslar
definite accusative
sosu
sosları
dative
sosa
soslara
locative
sosta
soslarda
ablative
sostan
soslardan
genitive
sosun
sosların
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
sosum
soslarım
2nd singular
sosun
sosların
3rd singular
sosu
sosları
1st plural
sosumuz
soslarımız
2nd plural
sosunuz
soslarınız
3rd plural
sosları
sosları
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
sosumu
soslarımı
2nd singular
sosunu
soslarını
3rd singular
sosunu
soslarını
1st plural
sosumuzu
soslarımızı
2nd plural
sosunuzu
soslarınızı
3rd plural
soslarını
soslarını
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
sosuma
soslarıma
2nd singular
sosuna
soslarına
3rd singular
sosuna
soslarına
1st plural
sosumuza
soslarımıza
2nd plural
sosunuza
soslarınıza
3rd plural
soslarına
soslarına
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
sosumda
soslarımda
2nd singular
sosunda
soslarında
3rd singular
sosunda
soslarında
1st plural
sosumuzda
soslarımızda
2nd plural
sosunuzda
soslarınızda
3rd plural
soslarında
soslarında
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
sosumdan
soslarımdan
2nd singular
sosundan
soslarından
3rd singular
sosundan
soslarından
1st plural
sosumuzdan
soslarımızdan
2nd plural
sosunuzdan
soslarınızdan
3rd plural
soslarından
soslarından
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
sosumun
soslarımın
2nd singular
sosunun
soslarının
3rd singular
sosunun
soslarının
1st plural
sosumuzun
soslarımızın
2nd plural
sosunuzun
soslarınızın
3rd plural
soslarının
soslarının :

#### Derived terms

* istiridye sosu
* sosluk
* soya sosu

## Waigali
### Etymology

From Proto-Nuristani *swasā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swásā, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsos/

### Noun

sos (Ameshdesh, Nisheigram, Waigal)
* sister

### References

* ↑ Strand, Richard F. (2016) “sos”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎

## Welsh
### Alternative forms

* saws

### Etymology

From Middle English sauce, from Old French sauce.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /soːs/

### Noun

sos m (plural sosys, not mutable)
* (colloquial) sauce

#### Coordinate terms

* sos brown (“brown sauce”)
* sos coch (“tomato sauce, ketchup”)

### Further reading

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sos”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

## Zazaki
### Noun

sos
* sauce