-ose
Portuguese, suffix/ˈɔ.zi/
-ose is spelled O-S-E (3 letters). -ose is a Portuguese feminine suffix meaning “Forms the names of functional diseases or conditions; -osis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “processo”.
What does -ose mean in English?
suffix
- 1
feminineForms the names of functional diseases or conditions; -osis
- 2
feminineForms the names of actions and processes; -osis
suffix
- 1
feminineForms the names of sugars; -ose
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. processo 2. patologia 3. açúcar
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce -ose?
- Brazil /ˈɔ.zi/
- Portugal /ˈɔ.zɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to -ose
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.