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sos.

rest, pause, break

3 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/sˠɔsˠ/

  1. rest, pause, break

    masculine
    sos a ghlacadh; sos a thógáil

  2. shift (of workers), supply (of goods), installment (of rent)

    dated · masculine
    D'ith sé sos maith.
Where this word comes from

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

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