osa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "osa"

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Symbol

osa

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Osage.

Cebuano

Etymology

From usa, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀsa, compare Dupaningan Agta ogsa and Malay rusa.

Noun

osa

1. deer

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *osь. Cognates include Polish oś, Slovak os and German Achse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈosa]
• Rhymes: -osa

Noun

osa f

1. axis (of symmetry or rotation)

   osa souměrnosti ― axis of symmetry

   osa otáčení ― axis of rotation

2. axis (of a coordinate system)

   osa x ― x-axis

   vodorovná osa ― horizontal axis

   svislá osa ― vertical axis

Declension

Declension of osa (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	osa	osy
genitive	osy	os
dative	ose	osám
accusative	osu	osy
vocative	oso	osy
locative	ose	osách
instrumental	osou	osami

Derived terms

adjectives

• osičkový
• osní
• osový

 

nouns

• osička
• oska

 

Further reading

• “osa”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “osa”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “osa”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *osa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ońća. Cognates include Finnish osa and Hungarian oszt.

Noun

osa (genitive osa, partitive osa)

1. part

Declension

Declension of osa (ÕS type 17i/pesa, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		osa	osad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	osa
genitive			osade
partitive		osa	osi osasid
illative		ossa osasse	osadesse osisse
inessive		osas	osades osis
elative		osast	osadest osist
allative		osale	osadele osile
adessive		osal	osadel osil
ablative		osalt	osadelt osilt
translative		osaks	osadeks osiks
terminative		osani	osadeni
essive		osana	osadena
abessive		osata	osadeta
comitative		osaga	osadega

Derived terms

• osake

Compounds

• kehaosa
• linnaosa
• osaühing
• väeosa

 

See also

• tükk

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *osa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ońća, borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hónćos (later *Hánćas), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ónḱos. Cognates include Estonian osa and possibly Hungarian ágyék.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈosɑ/, [ˈo̞s̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -osɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): osa

Noun

osa

1. part (fraction of a whole)

   Koko Gallia on jaettu kolmeen osaan.

   (All of) Gaul is divided into three parts.

   suurimmaksi osaksi ― for the most part

   suurin osa ― bulk, majority, most

   Suurimmalla osalla ystävistäni on auto.

   Most of my friends have a car.

   (literally, “The largest part of my friends have a car.”)

   Suurin osa vastaajista/vastaajia oli samaa mieltä.

   Most respondents agreed.

   (literally, “The largest part of the respondents were of the same opinion.”)

   Osa heistä oli eri mieltä.

   Some of them disagreed.

   (literally, “A part of them were of a different opinion.”)

2. part (distinct element of something larger); piece (one of many very similar or identical elements)

   varaosa ― part / spare part

   yksi osa tästä palapelistä puuttuu ― one piece of this puzzle is missing

   purkaa osiin ― to dismantle

3. one/a -th, one/a third, one/a fourth, etc. (used to express fractions by means of an ordinal number as the modifier; see usage notes)

   kolmasosa ― one / a third

   kaksi kolmasosaa ― two thirds

   neljäskymmenesseitsemäsosa ― one forty-seventh

4. part (unit of relative proportion in a mixture)

   kolme osaa giniä ja yksi osa vermuttia

   three parts gin and one part vermouth

5. part (section of a document)
6. role, part (position or role in a play, film, etc.)

   sivuosa ― supporting role

7. part (part of a larger whole); piece (when removable)

   Olen osa ihmiskuntaa.

   I am a part of humanity.

   Haluan tämän osan.

   I want this piece.

8. proportion, section, part (quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number)

   En tarkoita kaikkia ystäviäsi - vain pientä osaa heistä.

   I don't mean all of your friends - only a few of them.

9. partition, portion, division (separated part of anything)
10. bit, part (individual contribution toward an overall effort)

    Olen tehnyt osani.

    I have done my bit.

11. (sports, in the plural) bit (fraction of a second)

    Hänen aikansa oli 47 sekuntia ja osia.

    His time was 47 seconds and bits.

12. lot, portion (part, or fate, that falls to one without planning)
13. share (portion of something, especially a portion given or allotted to someone)
14. volume, tome (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format)

    tietosanakirjan kolmas osa ― the third volume of the encyclopedia

15. episode, installment (part of a published or broadcast serial)

    Tämä jatkokertomus muuttuu mielenkiintoisemmaksi osa osalta.

    This serial story grows in more interesting with each successive installment.

16. (music) movement (large division of a larger composition)
17. (as modifier) partial

    osatotuus ― partial truth

Usage notes

• (fractions): In common language, one (and specifically one) third, fourth, etc. is more commonly expressed by using -s (kolmas → kolmannes, neljäs → neljännes). "half" is expressed with a different word altogether, puoli (which is used in the plural, puolet, when talking about one half of something, and in singular chiefly only when talking about an abstract quantity). In mathematics, fractions are practically always expressed with osa, as is done when the numerator is not one (as in one of the usage examples).

Declension

Inflection of osa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		osa	osat
genitive		osan	osien
partitive		osaa	osia
illative		osaan	osiin
		singular	plural
nominative		osa	osat
accusative	nom.	osa	osat
	gen.	osan
genitive		osan	osien osain rare
partitive		osaa	osia
inessive		osassa	osissa
elative		osasta	osista
illative		osaan	osiin
adessive		osalla	osilla
ablative		osalta	osilta
allative		osalle	osille
essive		osana	osina
translative		osaksi	osiksi
abessive		osatta	ositta
instructive		—	osin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of osa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative osani osani accusative nom. osani osani gen. osani genitive osani osieni osaini rare partitive osaani osiani inessive osassani osissani elative osastani osistani illative osaani osiini adessive osallani osillani ablative osaltani osiltani allative osalleni osilleni essive osanani osinani translative osakseni osikseni abessive osattani osittani instructive — — comitative — osineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative osasi osasi accusative nom. osasi osasi gen. osasi genitive osasi osiesi osaisi rare partitive osaasi osiasi inessive osassasi osissasi elative osastasi osistasi illative osaasi osiisi adessive osallasi osillasi ablative osaltasi osiltasi allative osallesi osillesi essive osanasi osinasi translative osaksesi osiksesi abessive osattasi osittasi instructive — — comitative — osinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative osamme osamme accusative nom. osamme osamme gen. osamme genitive osamme osiemme osaimme rare partitive osaamme osiamme inessive osassamme osissamme elative osastamme osistamme illative osaamme osiimme adessive osallamme osillamme ablative osaltamme osiltamme allative osallemme osillemme essive osanamme osinamme translative osaksemme osiksemme abessive osattamme osittamme instructive — — comitative — osinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative osanne osanne accusative nom. osanne osanne gen. osanne genitive osanne osienne osainne rare partitive osaanne osianne inessive osassanne osissanne elative osastanne osistanne illative osaanne osiinne adessive osallanne osillanne ablative osaltanne osiltanne allative osallenne osillenne essive osananne osinanne translative osaksenne osiksenne abessive osattanne osittanne instructive — — comitative — osinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative osansa osansa accusative nom. osansa osansa gen. osansa genitive osansa osiensa osainsa rare partitive osaansa osiaan osiansa inessive osassaan osassansa osissaan osissansa elative osastaan osastansa osistaan osistansa illative osaansa osiinsa adessive osallaan osallansa osillaan osillansa ablative osaltaan osaltansa osiltaan osiltansa allative osalleen osallensa osilleen osillensa essive osanaan osanansa osinaan osinansa translative osakseen osaksensa osikseen osiksensa abessive osattaan osattansa osittaan osittansa instructive — — comitative — osineen osinensa

Synonyms

• (lot): kohtalo
• (share): osuus
• (partial): osittainen

Derived terms

adjectives

• -osainen
• osainen
• osallinen
• osaton

 

adverbs

• osin
• osittain

 

nouns

• osakas
• osake
• osanen
• osanto
• osasto
• osinko
• osio
• osuus

 

phrases

• omalta osaltaan
• osiensa summa
• suurelta osin

 

verbs

• osata
• osittaa
• osoittaa
• osua
• ottaa osaa

 

compounds

• aineosa
• ainesosa
• alaosa
• alkuosa
• autonosa
• biljoonasosa
• edusosa
• elokuvaosa
• eteläosa
• etuosa
• harjaosa
• imaginaariosa
• imaginääriosa
• istuinosa
• itäosa
• jako-osa
• jatko-osa
• johdanto-osa
• juuriosa
• jälkiosa
• kaakkoisosa
• kahdeksasosa
• kahdesosa
• kahdestoistaosa
• kansanosa
• kantaosa
• kasvinosa
• kaupunginosa
• kellonosa
• keskiosa
• koillisosa
• kolmasosa
• kolmastoistaosa
• koneenosa
• kuivatusosa
• kuoro-osa
• kuudesosa
• kuudestoistaosa
• kymmenesosa
• kärkiosa
• lakiosa
• lauluosa
• leijonanosa
• lisäosa
• loppuosa
• lounaisosa
• luonneosa
• luoteisosa
• länsiosa
• maanosa
• miljardisosa
• miljoonasosa
• murto-osa
• myötätuuliosa
• määriteosa
• neljäsosa
• neljästoistaosa
• nimiosa
• osa-aikaeläke
• osa-aikainen
• osa-aikaomistus
• osa-aikaviljelijä
• osa-aikaviljely
• osa-alue
• osaaottava
• osaeläke
• osahankinta
• osajako
• osajono
• osajoukko
• osajärjestelmä
• osakilpailu
• osakokonaisuus
• osakomponentti
• osakukinto
• osakulttuuri
• osakunta
• osakuorma
• osakäsite
• osalakko
• osaluettelo
• osamaksu
• osamanner
• osamatkamittari
• osamatriisi
• osamietintö
• osamurtokehitelmä
• osamurtoluku
• osamäärä
• osanottaja
• osanotto
• osanumero
• osaobjekti
• osaohjelma
• osaomistaja
• osaomistus
• osaottelu
• osapaine
• osapalkka
• osapalkkio
• osapeite
• osapuilleen
• osapuoli
• osapäiväapulainen
• osapäivähoito
• osapäiväinen
• osapäiväraha
• osapäivätoimi
• osapäivätoiminen
• osapäivätyö
• osarahoitus
• osaraportti
• osaryhmä
• osasairausloma
• osasairauspäiväraha
• osasarja
• osastruktuuri
• osasubjekti
• osasumma
• osasuoritus
• osasyy
• osasyyllinen
• osasyyllisyys
• osasävel
• osatalo
• osatasavalta
• osataso
• osatavoite
• osatekijä
• osatoimitus
• osatotuus
• osatyökykyinen
• osatyökyvyttömyyseläke
• osaurakka
• osavaali
• osavalmistus
• osavaltio
• osavastaus
• osavastuu
• osavuosi
• osavuosikatsaus
• osaväli
• osayhdistys
• osayleiskaava
• osaäänes
• palkanosa
• perintöosa
• perusosa
• peräosa
• pikkuosa
• pohjoisosa
• predikaattiosa
• puristinosa
• pääosa
• pääteosa
• päätösosa
• rakenneosa
• rakennusosa
• rataosa
• reaaliosa
• rintaosa
• ruhonosa
• runko-osa
• ruumiinosa
• sadasosa
• seitsemäsosa
• sentiljoonasosa
• sisäosa
• sivuosa
• subjektiosa
• suojaosa
• suuosa
• sydänosa
• tahdinosa
• tahtiosa
• taivasosa
• takaosa
• tekstiosa
• tieosa
• tuhannesosa
• tukiosa
• täydennysosa
• ulko-osa
• valmisosa
• valtaosa
• varaosa
• viidesosa
• viidestoistaosa
• viiraosa
• väestönosa
• ydinosa
• yhdeksäsosa
• yhdestoistaosa
• yhdysosa
• yläosa
• ääriosa

 

Further reading

• “osa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• oas

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.za/

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

osa

1. third-person singular past historic of oser

Anagrams

• OAS

Galician

Etymology 1

From Latin ursa (“female bear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈosa̝/

Noun

osa m (plural osas)

1. female bear

Etymology 2

Cognate with Spanish huesa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔsa̝/

Noun

osa f (plural osas)

1. grave, sepulture

References

• “osa”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “osa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “osa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *osa. Cognates include Finnish osa and Estonian osa.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈosɑ/, [ˈo̞s̠ɑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈosɑ/, [ˈo̞ʒ̥ɑ]
• Rhymes: -osɑ
• Hyphenation: o‧sa

Noun

osa

1. part, share
   • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[3], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:

     Osa iƶoroist veel nytkii kutsuu itsiätä karjalaisiks.

     Some Ingrians even now still call themselves Karelians.

     (literally, “A part from the Ingrians now still call themselves Karelians.”)

Declension

Declension of osa (type 3/koira, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	osa	osat
genitive	osan	ossiin
partitive	ossaa	ossia
illative	ossaa	ossii
inessive	osas	osis
elative	osast	osist
allative	osalle	osille
adessive	osal	osil
ablative	osalt	osilt
translative	osaks	osiks
essive	osanna, ossaan	osinna, ossiin
exessive1)	osant	osint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

• jako

Derived terms

• alaosa
• kaglaosa
• osalliin
• osamees
• osata
• osittee
• rintaosa
• ristiosa
• selkäosa
• sivuosa
• suuremmaks osaks
• takaosa

 

References

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[4], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 42
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 366

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔsˠə]

Noun

osa m pl

1. vocative plural of os

Mutation

Mutated forms of osa

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
osa	n-osa	hosa	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Italian

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

osa f sg

1. feminine singular of oso

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

osa

1. inflection of osare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• Aso

Japanese

Romanization

osa

1. Rōmaji transcription of おさ

Latin

Participle

ōsa

1. inflection of ōsus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

ōsā

1. ablative feminine singular of ōsus

References

• osa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Latvian

Etymology

Cognate with Lithuanian ąsà.

Noun

osa f (4th declension)

1. handle (part of a cup which is held in the hand when used or moved)
2. ear (part of a cup which is held in the hand when used or moved)

Declension

Declension of osa (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	osa	osas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	osu	osas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	osas	osu
dative (datīvs)	osai	osām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	osu	osām
locative (lokatīvs)	osā	osās
vocative (vokatīvs)	osa	osas

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa, *asa.

Numeral

osa (osá)

1. one

Malagasy

Adjective

osa

1. feeble; weak
2. cowardly

Mansaka

Etymology

From usa, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀsa, compare Malay rusa.

Noun

osa

1. deer

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jòkia.

Verb

-osa

1. to roast, to burn

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Unknown. Related to or derived from os m (“fume, smoke; stench”).

Alternative forms

• ose (e and split infinitives)

Verb

osa (present tense osar/oser, past tense osa/oste, past participle osa/ost, passive infinitive osast, present participle osande, imperative osa/os)

1. (intransitive) to have a strong smell, odour
2. (intransitive) to reek (av / of)
3. (intransitive, figurative) to reek (av / of) (to be evidently associated with something unpleasant)
4. (intransitive) to emit fumes, smoke

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

• osane m

Noun

osa n

1. definite plural of os

References

• “osa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Already attested by Isidore of Seville in the 6th century. From Proto-Germanic *husǭ (“coverings, leggings, trousers”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover”). Cognate with English hose.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔs̺a/

Noun

osa f (plural osas)

1. (usually in the plural) leggings, high boots, spat
2. (usually in the plural) a tax paid to the feudal lord when marrying

   Coordinate term: loitosa

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “osa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Polish

osa (wasp)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.sa/

• (Masovia):
  • (Far Masovian) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.sa/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔsa
• Syllabification: o‧sa

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *osa.

Noun

osa f (related adjective osi)

1. wasp (insect)

   Osa użądliła ją w udo. ― A wasp stung her in the thigh.

Declension

Declension of osa

	singular	plural
nominative	osa	osy
genitive	osy	os/ós
dative	osie	osom
accusative	osę	osy
instrumental	osą	osami
locative	osie	osach
vocative	oso	osy

Etymology 2

Back-formation from osika.

Noun

osa f (related adjective osowy)

1. (Far Masovian) Synonym of osika

Further reading

• osa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• osa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Stanisław Ciszewski (1909) “osa”, in “Przyczynek do słownika gwary mazowieckiej”, in Prace Filologiczne (in Polish), volume 7, z. 1, Warsaw: skł. gł. w Księgarni E. Wende i Ska, page 208

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *osa.

Noun

òsa f (Cyrillic spelling о̀са)

1. wasp

Declension

Declension of osa

	singular	plural
nominative	òsa / ósa	ose
genitive	ose	osa
dative	osi	osama
accusative	osu	ose
vocative	oso	ose
locative	osi	osama
instrumental	osom	osama

Derived terms

• òsinjī

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *osь.

Alternative forms

• ȏs (Croatia)

Noun

ȏsa f (Cyrillic spelling о̑са)

1. (Bosnia, Serbia) axis

Declension

Declension of osa

	singular	plural
nominative	ȏsa	ȏse
genitive	ȏse	ósa
dative	osi	osama
accusative	osu	ose
vocative	oso	ose
locative	osi	osama
instrumental	osom	osama

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *osa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔsa/

Noun

osa f (related adjective osí)

1. wasp

Declension

Declension of osa

	singular	plural
nominative	osa	osy
genitive	osy	ôs
dative	ose	osám
accusative	osu	osy
locative	ose	osách
instrumental	osou	osami

Derived terms

• osička f

References

• “osa”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *osa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̀ːsa/

Noun

ósa f

1. wasp (insect)

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	ôsa
gen. sing.	ôse
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	ôsa	ôsi	ôse
genitive (rodȋlnik)	ôse	ôs	ôs
dative (dajȃlnik)	ôsi	ôsama	ôsam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	ôso	ôsi	ôse
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	ôsi	ôsah	ôsah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	ôso	ôsama	ôsami

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem, long mixed accent
nom. sing.	ôsa
gen. sing.	osé
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	ôsa	osé	osé
genitive (rodȋlnik)	osé	osá	osá
dative (dajȃlnik)	ôsi	osáma	osàm
accusative (tožȋlnik)	osó	osé	osé
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	ôsi	osàh	osàh
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	osó	osáma	osámi

Further reading

• “osa”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “osa”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jòkia.

Verb

-osa

1. to grill, to roast, to toast

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈosa/ [ˈo.sa]
• Rhymes: -osa
• Syllabification: o‧sa

Etymology 1

From Old Spanish ossa, from Latin ursa, feminine of ursus (“bear”).

Noun

osa f (plural osas)

1. female equivalent of oso (“bear”); she-bear, sow, female bear

Derived terms

• Osa Mayor
• Osa Menor

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

osa

1. inflection of osar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “oso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jòkia.

Verb

-ósa

1. to grill, to roast, to toast

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Swedish

Etymology

From os (“bad smell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²uːˌsa/

Verb

osa (present osar, preterite osade, supine osat, imperative osa)

1. to smell, to reek

   Han osade av svett

   He reeked of sweat

Conjugation

Conjugation of osa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	osa		—
Supine	osat		—
Imperative	osa		—
Imper. plural1	osen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	osar	osade	—	—
Ind. plural1	osa	osade	—	—
Subjunctive2	ose	osade	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	osande
Past participle	osad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• osa katt

See also

• os

Interjection

osa

1. Abbreviation of om svar anhålles (“RSVP”).

References

• osa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• osa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• osa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• oas

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish osa, from Old Spanish ossa, from Latin ursa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔosa/ [ˈʔoː.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -osa
• Syllabification: o‧sa

Noun

osa (feminine osa, Baybayin spelling ᜂᜐ)

1. female equivalent of oso: she-bear

Related terms

• Osa Mayor
• Osa Menor
• oso

 

Tsuut'ina

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /osa/

Noun

ósà

1. drum

• 
  ósà

References

• "Tsuut'ina Nominalized Phrases (Video)." Youtube, uploaded by AlbertaUArts, 30 May. 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t6EdGunXLc

Võro

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *osa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ońća.

Noun

osa (genitive osa, partitive ossa)

1. part

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• osakäänüs

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jòkia.

Verb

-osa

1. to roast, to toast, to fry
2. to roast, to grill, to admonish

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive	ukosa
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukosa	ukungosi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	yosa	-ose
Plural	yosani	-oseni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyosa, ngosa	engosayo, engosa	ngosa	angosi	engingosi	ngingosi
2nd singular	uyosa, wosa	owosayo, owosa	wosa	awosi	ongosi	ungosi
1st plural	siyosa, sosa	esosayo, esosa	sosa	asosi	esingosi	singosi
2nd plural	niyosa, nosa	enosayo, enosa	nosa	anosi	eningosi	ningosi
Class 1	uyosa, wosa	owosayo, owosa	osa	akosi	ongosi	engosi
Class 2	bayosa, bosa	abosayo, abosa	bosa	abosi	abangosi	bengosi
Class 3	uyosa, wosa	owosayo, owosa	wosa	awosi	ongosi	ungosi
Class 4	iyosa, yosa	eyosayo, eyosa	yosa	ayosi	engosi	ingosi
Class 5	liyosa, losa	elosayo, elosa	losa	alosi	elingosi	lingosi
Class 6	ayosa, osa	osayo, osa	osa	awosi	angosi	engosi
Class 7	siyosa, sosa	esosayo, esosa	sosa	asosi	esingosi	singosi
Class 8	ziyosa, zosa	ezosayo, ezosa	zosa	azosi	ezingosi	zingosi
Class 9	iyosa, yosa	eyosayo, eyosa	yosa	ayosi	engosi	ingosi
Class 10	ziyosa, zosa	ezosayo, ezosa	zosa	azosi	ezingosi	zingosi
Class 11	luyosa, losa	olosayo, olosa	losa	alosi	olungosi	lungosi
Class 14	buyosa, bosa	obosayo, obosa	bosa	abosi	obungosi	bungosi
Class 15	kuyosa, kosa	okosayo, okosa	kosa	akosi	okungosi	kungosi
Class 17	kuyosa, kosa	okosayo, okosa	kosa	akosi	okungosi	kungosi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngosile, ngosē	engosile, engosē	ngosile, ngosē	angosanga	engingosanga	ngingosanga
2nd singular	wosile, wosē	owosile, owosē	wosile, wosē	awosanga	ongosanga	ungosanga
1st plural	sosile, sosē	esosile, esosē	sosile, sosē	asosanga	esingosanga	singosanga
2nd plural	nosile, nosē	enosile, enosē	nosile, nosē	anosanga	eningosanga	ningosanga
Class 1	wosile, wosē	owosile, owosē	osile, osē	akosanga	ongosanga	engosanga
Class 2	bosile, bosē	abosile, abosē	bosile, bosē	abosanga	abangosanga	bengosanga
Class 3	wosile, wosē	owosile, owosē	wosile, wosē	awosanga	ongosanga	ungosanga
Class 4	yosile, yosē	eyosile, eyosē	yosile, yosē	ayosanga	engosanga	ingosanga
Class 5	losile, losē	elosile, elosē	losile, losē	alosanga	elingosanga	lingosanga
Class 6	osile, osē	osile, osē	osile, osē	awosanga	angosanga	engosanga
Class 7	sosile, sosē	esosile, esosē	sosile, sosē	asosanga	esingosanga	singosanga
Class 8	zosile, zosē	ezosile, ezosē	zosile, zosē	azosanga	ezingosanga	zingosanga
Class 9	yosile, yosē	eyosile, eyosē	yosile, yosē	ayosanga	engosanga	ingosanga
Class 10	zosile, zosē	ezosile, ezosē	zosile, zosē	azosanga	ezingosanga	zingosanga
Class 11	losile, losē	olosile, olosē	losile, losē	alosanga	olungosanga	lungosanga
Class 14	bosile, bosē	obosile, obosē	bosile, bosē	abosanga	obungosanga	bungosanga
Class 15	kosile, kosē	okosile, okosē	kosile, kosē	akosanga	okungosanga	kungosanga
Class 17	kosile, kosē	okosile, okosē	kosile, kosē	akosanga	okungosanga	kungosanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngōsa	engōsa	ngōsa	angosanga	engingosanga	ngingosanga
2nd singular	wōsa	owōsa	wōsa	awosanga	ongosanga	ungosanga
1st plural	sōsa	esōsa	sōsa	asosanga	esingosanga	singosanga
2nd plural	nōsa	enōsa	nōsa	anosanga	eningosanga	ningosanga
Class 1	wōsa	owōsa	ōsa	akosanga	ongosanga	engosanga
Class 2	bōsa	abōsa	bōsa	abosanga	abangosanga	bengosanga
Class 3	wōsa	owōsa	wōsa	awosanga	ongosanga	ungosanga
Class 4	yōsa	eyōsa	yōsa	ayosanga	engosanga	ingosanga
Class 5	lōsa	elōsa	lōsa	alosanga	elingosanga	lingosanga
Class 6	ōsa	ōsa	ōsa	awosanga	angosanga	engosanga
Class 7	sōsa	esōsa	sōsa	asosanga	esingosanga	singosanga
Class 8	zōsa	ezōsa	zōsa	azosanga	ezingosanga	zingosanga
Class 9	yōsa	eyōsa	yōsa	ayosanga	engosanga	ingosanga
Class 10	zōsa	ezōsa	zōsa	azosanga	ezingosanga	zingosanga
Class 11	lōsa	olōsa	lōsa	alosanga	olungosanga	lungosanga
Class 14	bōsa	obōsa	bōsa	abosanga	obungosanga	bungosanga
Class 15	kōsa	okōsa	kōsa	akosanga	okungosanga	kungosanga
Class 17	kōsa	okōsa	kōsa	akosanga	okungosanga	kungosanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingosa	—	ngingosa	ngingose	—	ngingose
2nd singular	ungosa	—	ungosa	ungose	—	ungose
1st plural	singosa	—	singosa	singose	—	singose
2nd plural	ningosa	—	ningosa	ningose	—	ningose
Class 1	angosa	—	engosa	angose	—	engose
Class 2	bangosa	—	bengosa	bangose	—	bengose
Class 3	ungosa	—	ungosa	ungose	—	ungose
Class 4	ingosa	—	ingosa	ingose	—	ingose
Class 5	lingosa	—	lingosa	lingose	—	lingose
Class 6	angosa	—	engosa	angose	—	engose
Class 7	singosa	—	singosa	singose	—	singose
Class 8	zingosa	—	zingosa	zingose	—	zingose
Class 9	ingosa	—	ingosa	ingose	—	ingose
Class 10	zingosa	—	zingosa	zingose	—	zingose
Class 11	lungosa	—	lungosa	lungose	—	lungose
Class 14	bungosa	—	bungosa	bungose	—	bungose
Class 15	kungosa	—	kungosa	kungose	—	kungose
Class 17	kungosa	—	kungosa	kungose	—	kungose
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizokosa	engizokosa	ngizokosa	angizukosa	engingezukosa	ngingezukosa
2nd singular	uzokosa	ozokosa	uzokosa	awuzukosa	ongezukosa	ungezukosa
1st plural	sizokosa	esizokosa	sizokosa	asizukosa	esingezukosa	singezukosa
2nd plural	nizokosa	enizokosa	nizokosa	anizukosa	eningezukosa	ningezukosa
Class 1	uzokosa	ozokosa	ezokosa	akazukosa	ongezukosa	engezukosa
Class 2	bazokosa	abazokosa	bezokosa	abazukosa	abangezukosa	bengezukosa
Class 3	uzokosa	ozokosa	uzokosa	awuzukosa	ongezukosa	ungezukosa
Class 4	izokosa	ezokosa	izokosa	ayizukosa	engezukosa	ingezukosa
Class 5	lizokosa	elizokosa	lizokosa	alizukosa	elingezukosa	lingezukosa
Class 6	azokosa	azokosa	ezokosa	awazukosa	angezukosa	engezukosa
Class 7	sizokosa	esizokosa	sizokosa	asizukosa	esingezukosa	singezukosa
Class 8	zizokosa	ezizokosa	zizokosa	azizukosa	ezingezukosa	zingezukosa
Class 9	izokosa	ezokosa	izokosa	ayizukosa	engezukosa	ingezukosa
Class 10	zizokosa	ezizokosa	zizokosa	azizukosa	ezingezukosa	zingezukosa
Class 11	luzokosa	oluzokosa	luzokosa	aluzukosa	olungezukosa	lungezukosa
Class 14	buzokosa	obuzokosa	buzokosa	abuzukosa	obungezukosa	bungezukosa
Class 15	kuzokosa	okuzokosa	kuzokosa	akuzukosa	okungezukosa	kungezukosa
Class 17	kuzokosa	okuzokosa	kuzokosa	akuzukosa	okungezukosa	kungezukosa
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyokosa	engiyokosa	ngiyokosa	angiyukosa	engingeyukosa	ngingeyukosa
2nd singular	uyokosa	oyokosa	uyokosa	awuyukosa	ongeyukosa	ungeyukosa
1st plural	siyokosa	esiyokosa	siyokosa	asiyukosa	esingeyukosa	singeyukosa
2nd plural	niyokosa	eniyokosa	niyokosa	aniyukosa	eningeyukosa	ningeyukosa
Class 1	uyokosa	oyokosa	eyokosa	akayukosa	ongeyukosa	engeyukosa
Class 2	bayokosa	abayokosa	beyokosa	abayukosa	abangeyukosa	bengeyukosa
Class 3	uyokosa	oyokosa	uyokosa	awuyukosa	ongeyukosa	ungeyukosa
Class 4	iyokosa	eyokosa	iyokosa	ayiyukosa	engeyukosa	ingeyukosa
Class 5	liyokosa	eliyokosa	liyokosa	aliyukosa	elingeyukosa	lingeyukosa
Class 6	ayokosa	ayokosa	eyokosa	awayukosa	angeyukosa	engeyukosa
Class 7	siyokosa	esiyokosa	siyokosa	asiyukosa	esingeyukosa	singeyukosa
Class 8	ziyokosa	eziyokosa	ziyokosa	aziyukosa	ezingeyukosa	zingeyukosa
Class 9	iyokosa	eyokosa	iyokosa	ayiyukosa	engeyukosa	ingeyukosa
Class 10	ziyokosa	eziyokosa	ziyokosa	aziyukosa	ezingeyukosa	zingeyukosa
Class 11	luyokosa	oluyokosa	luyokosa	aluyukosa	olungeyukosa	lungeyukosa
Class 14	buyokosa	obuyokosa	buyokosa	abuyukosa	obungeyukosa	bungeyukosa
Class 15	kuyokosa	okuyokosa	kuyokosa	akuyukosa	okungeyukosa	kungeyukosa
Class 17	kuyokosa	okuyokosa	kuyokosa	akuyukosa	okungeyukosa	kungeyukosa
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngose	ngingosi
2nd singular	wose	ungosi
1st plural	sose	singosi
2nd plural	nose	ningosi
Class 1	ose	angosi
Class 2	bose	bangosi
Class 3	wose	ungosi
Class 4	yose	ingosi
Class 5	lose	lingosi
Class 6	ose	angosi
Class 7	sose	singosi
Class 8	zose	zingosi
Class 9	yose	ingosi
Class 10	zose	zingosi
Class 11	lose	lungosi
Class 14	bose	bungosi
Class 15	kose	kungosi
Class 17	kose	kungosi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngosa	ngangosa, angosa, angangosa
2nd singular	wosa	wangosa, awosa, awangosa
1st plural	sosa	sangosa, asosa, asangosa
2nd plural	nosa	nangosa, anosa, anangosa
Class 1	wosa	wangosa, akosa, akangosa
Class 2	bosa	bangosa, abosa, abangosa
Class 3	wosa	wangosa, awosa, awangosa
Class 4	yosa	yangosa, ayosa, ayangosa
Class 5	losa	langosa, alosa, alangosa
Class 6	osa	angosa, awosa, awangosa
Class 7	sosa	sangosa, asosa, asangosa
Class 8	zosa	zangosa, azosa, azangosa
Class 9	yosa	yangosa, ayosa, ayangosa
Class 10	zosa	zangosa, azosa, azangosa
Class 11	losa	lwangosa, alosa, alwangosa
Class 14	bosa	bangosa, abosa, abangosa
Class 15	kosa	kwangosa, akosa, akwangosa
Class 17	kosa	kwangosa, akosa, akwangosa

Derived terms

• -osela (applicative)
• -osisa (causative)
• -osayosa, -osawosa (diminutive)
• -osisisa (intensive)
• -oseka (neuter-passive)
• -osiwa (passive)
• -osana (reciprocal)
• isoso

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “osa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “osa (6.3)”