gs

See also: Gs, GS, g's, G/S, .gs, g.s., G.S., G's, and ␝

English

Noun

gs

  1. plural of g

Usage notes
  • Opinions vary regarding the use of apostrophes when forming the plurals of letters of the alphabet. New Fowler's Modern English Usage, after noting that the usage has changed, states on page 602 that "after letters an apostrophe is obligatory." The 15th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style states in paragraph 7.16, "To avoid confusion, lowercase letters ... form the plural with an apostrophe and an s". The Oxford Style Manual on page 116 advocates the use of common sense.

Anagrams

Egyptian
Egyptian numbers (edit)
𓏻
2		 3  → 
    Cardinal: snwj
    Ordinal: snnw
    Adverbial: zpwj snwj
    Distributive: snwj snwj
    Fractional: gs, rmn

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /kʼas/ → /kʼas/ → /kʼas/ → /kʼas/

Noun
gsgs

 m

  1. half [since the early Old Kingdom]
  2. side [since the Pyramid Texts]

Inflection
Declension of gs (masculine)
singular gs
dual gswj
plural gsw

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of gs  
gs
Z1
gs

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Bohairic Coptic: ϫⲟⲥ (čos)
  • Fayyumic Coptic: ϭⲁⲥ (cas)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ϭⲟⲥ (cos)

Verb
gs
z		 W22
D40

 2-lit.

  1. (transitive) to oil, to anoint

Inflection
Conjugation of gs (biliteral / 2-lit. / 2rad.) — base stem: gs, geminated stem: gss
infinitival forms imperative
infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural
gs
 gsw, gs
 gst
 gs, j.gs
 gs, j.gs
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2
gs
 ḥr gs
 m gs
 r gs
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood active passive contingent
aspect / mood active passive
perfect gs.n
 gsw, gs
 consecutive gs.jn
 active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
terminative gst
perfective3 gs
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 obligative1 gs.ḫr
 active + .tj1, .tw2
imperfective gs, j.gs1
 active + .tj1, .tw2
prospective3 gs
 gss
 potentialis1 gs.kꜣ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
subjunctive gs, j.gs1
 active + .tj1, .tw2
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles
active passive active passive
perfect gs.n
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 — —
perfective gs
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 gs
 gss, gssj6, gs2, gsw2 5, gsy2 5
imperfective j.gs1, gs, gsy, gsw5
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 j.gs1, j.gsw1 5, gs, gsj6, gsy6
 gs, gsw5
prospective gs, gstj7
 — gstj4, gst4
  1. Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian.
  2. Used mostly since Middle Egyptian.
  3. Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective.
  4. Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn.
  5. Only in the masculine singular.
  6. Only in the masculine.
  7. Only in the feminine.

References
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