оса
Bulgarian
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Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *osa (“wasp”), from Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [oˈsa]
Noun
оса́ • (osá) f
- wasp, vespid (stinging hymenopteran insect of family Vespidae)
- Зъл като оса. ― Zǎl kato osa. ― Evil as a wasp. (phraseologism)
Declension
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | оса́ osá | оси́ osí |
definite | оса́та osáta | оси́те osíte |
vocative form | о́со óso | оси́ osí |
Derived terms
- осоя́д (osojád, “European honey buzzard”) (literally: wasp-eater)
References
- оса in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- оса in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
Macedonian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *osa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɔsa]
Audio (file)
Noun
оса • (osa) f (plural оси, related adjective осин, diminutive осичка or осиче)
- wasp
Declension
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | оса | оси |
definite unspecified | осата | осите |
definite proximal | осава | осиве |
definite distal | осана | осине |
vocative | осо | оси |
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *osa, from Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɐˈsa]
Noun
оса́ • (osá) f anim (genitive осы́, nominative plural о́сы, genitive plural ос, related adjective оси́ный)
- wasp
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | оса́ osá | о́сы ósy |
genitive | осы́ osý | о́с ós |
dative | осе́ osé | о́сам ósam |
accusative | осу́ osú | о́с ós |
instrumental | осо́й, осо́ю osój, osóju | о́сами ósami |
prepositional | осе́ osé | о́сах ósax |
singular | plural | |
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nominative | оса́ osá | о́сы ósy |
genitive | осы́ osý | о́съ ós |
dative | осѣ́ osě́ | о́самъ ósam |
accusative | осу́ osú | о́съ ós |
instrumental | осо́й, осо́ю osój, osóju | о́сами ósami |
prepositional | осѣ́ osě́ | о́сахъ ósax |
Related terms
- оси́ный (osínyj)
- осое́д (osojéd)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *osa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wápsāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂.
Noun
о̀са f (Latin spelling òsa)
- wasp
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | оса | осе |
genitive | осе | оса |
dative | оси | осама |
accusative | осу | осе |
vocative | осо | осе |
locative | оси | осама |
instrumental | осом | осама |
Derived terms
- о̀сињӣ
Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *osь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *aśís, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-.
Alternative forms
- о̑с (Croatian)
Noun
о̑са f (Latin spelling ȏsa)
- (Bosnia, Serbia) axis
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *osa, from Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɔˈsa]
Audio (file)
Noun
оса́ • (osá) f animal (genitive оси́, nominative plural о́си, genitive plural ос, related adjective оси́ний or о́сячий)
- wasp
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | оса́ osá | о́си ósy |
genitive | оси́ osý | ос os |
dative | осі́ osí | о́сам ósam |
accusative | осу́ osú | о́си, ос ósy, os |
instrumental | осо́ю osóju | о́сами ósamy |
locative | осі́ osí | о́сах ósax |
vocative | о́со óso | о́си ósy |
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “оса”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka