Ohs

• Ochs (southern Moselle Franconian)

From Old High German ohso, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn.

• IPA^(key): /ɔːs/
• Homophone: oß (may be distinguished by tone)

Ohs m (plural Ohße, diminutive Öhsje or Ähsche)

1. (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) ox (castrated male bovine animal)
2. (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) bull (any male bovine animal)

• In the sense of “bull”, this word is used alongside various regional terms as well as the standard German borrowing Stier.

• wie ’nen Ohs vürm Berch

• oos, oas (Veldeke spelling)
• Oos (alternative spelling)
• Auss (Eupen)

From Proto-West Germanic *ohsō, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn.

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːs/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɔə̯s/
• Homophone: Oos
• Rhymes: -oːs, -ɔə̯s

Ohs m (plural Ohße or Öhs) (German-based spelling)

1. (broadly) bull
2. (strictly) ox (castrated bull; castrated male bovine animal)
3. (Kempen (Heinsberg)) cockchafer