оса

See also: Appendix:Variations of "osa"

Bulgarian

Европейска оса (Vespula germanica)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *osa (“wasp”), from Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oˈsa]

Noun

оса́ • (osá) f

1. wasp, vespid (stinging hymenopteran insect of family Vespidae)

   Зъл като оса. ― Zǎl kato osa. ― Evil as a wasp. (phraseologism)

Declension

Declension of оса́

	singular	plural
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 Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “оса”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

• асо (aso)

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *osa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔsa]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔsa

Noun

оса • (osa) f (plural оси, relational adjective осин, diminutive осичка or осиче, augmentative осиште)

1. wasp

Declension

Declension of оса

	singular	plural
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]

• Audio:

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Noun

оса́ • (osá) f anim (genitive осы́, nominative plural о́сы, genitive plural ос, relational adjective оси́ный)

1. wasp

Declension

Declension of оса́ (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-d) 

	singular	plural
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

Pre-reform declension of оса́ (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-d) 

	singular	plural
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

• осое́д (osojéd)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *osa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wápsāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂.

Noun

о̀са f (Latin spelling òsa)

1. wasp

Declension

Declension of оса

	singular	plural
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

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *osь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *aśís, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-.

Alternative forms

• о̑с (Croatia)

Noun

о̑са f (Latin spelling ȏsa)

1. (Bosnia, Serbia) axis

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *osa, from Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɔˈsa]

• Audio:

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Noun

оса́ • (osá) f animal (genitive оси́, nominative plural о́си, genitive plural ос, relational adjective оси́ний or о́сячий)

1. wasp

Declension

Declension of оса́ (animal hard fem-form accent-d)

	singular	plural
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