おおし

Japanese

Etymology 1
Alternative spelling
多し

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [o̞ːɕi]

Adjective

おおし • (ōshi) ←おほし (ofosi)?†-ku

  1. Classical Japanese and literary form of おおい (ōi)
    恋(こい)多(おお)き女(おんな)
    koi ōki onna
    (modern language) woman involved in romance
    事(じ)故(こ)多(おお)し注(ちゅう)意(い)
    jiko ōshi chūi
    (modern language) frequent accidents—beware
Inflection
Classical conjugation of "おおし" (ク活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) おおく[1]
おおから[2]		ooku
ookara
Continuative (連用形) おおく[1]
おおかり[2]		ooku
ookari
Terminal (終止形) おおしoosi
Attributive (連体形) おおき
おおかる		ooki
ookaru
Realis (已然形) おおけれookere
Imperative (命令形) おおかれookare
Key constructions
Negative おおからずookarazu
Contrasting conjunction おおけれどookeredo
Causal conjunction おおければookereba
Conditional conjunction おおくばookuba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) おおかりきookariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) おおかりけりookarikeri
Adverbial おおくooku
[1]Without auxiliary verb.
[2]With auxiliary verb.

Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of おおし – see the following entry.
【凡】S
[adverb] about, generally, in general
(This term, おおし, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as おおし, see Category:Japanese kanji read as おおし.)
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