orso

See also: orsó and or so

Italian

Etymology

From Latin ursus, from Proto-Italic *orssos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos (“bear”), whence also Armenian արջ (arǰ), Greek άρκτος (árktos), Hindi रीछ (rīch).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈor.so/
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Rhymes: -orso
Hyphenation: ór‧so

Noun

orso m (plural orsi, feminine orsa)

bear (Ursus arctos)
Synonym: orso bruno

Derived terms

non vendere la pelle dell'orso prima di averlo ucciso
orsacchiotto
orsetto
orso bianco / orso polare
orso bruno
orso grizzly / orso grigio

Anagrams

roso, soro

Latin

Participle

ōrsō

dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of ōrsus