goos

See also: Goos and Göös

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuːz/

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• Rhymes: -uːz

Noun

goos

1. plural of goo

Verb

goos

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of goo

Cornish

Alternative forms

• goes

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *waytos, probably ultimately from the root of gwythi (“veins”), see that entry for cognates. Cognate with Breton gwad and Welsh gwaed.

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈɡoːz]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈɡuːz]

Noun

goos m (plural gosow)

1. blood
2. bloodline

Mutation

  Mutation of goos  

Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
goos	woos	unchanged	koos	hwoos	woos

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gusi (“gums”), from Proto-Austronesian *gusi (“gums”). Cognate of Malay gusi and Maguindanao gus.

Noun

goos

1. the gums

Middle English

Alternative forms

• goce, gos, gose, gosse

Etymology

From Old English gōs, from Proto-West Germanic *gans, from Proto-Germanic *gans; compare gandre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡoːs/

Noun

goos (plural gees)

1. goose (especially a female one)
2. The meat or corpse of a goose; a dead goose.
3. A fool or idiot.

Related terms

• goshauk
• goslyng
• gossomer

Descendants

• English: goose
• Scots: guse

Somali

Noun

goos ?

1. The act of biting