Ossetia

See also: Ossétia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Осе́тия (Osétija), from Georgian ოსეთი (oseti), from ოსი (osi, “Ossetian (person)”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈsɛt.i.ə/, /ɑˈsɛt.i.ə/, /ɑˈsi.ʃə/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /əˈsɛtɪə/, /ɒˈsɛtɪə/, /ɒˈsi(ː)ʃə/

Proper noun

Ossetia

2. An ethnolinguistic region on the border of Europe and Asia, located on both sides of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, largely inhabited by the Ossetians. The northern part of the region forms North Ossetia-Alania federal subject of Russia. The southern part is South Ossetia.

Derived terms

• North Ossetia-Alania
• Ossetian (or Ossetic)
• South Ossetia

Translations

region in the Caucasus

• Abkhaz: Уаԥстәыла (Wapstʷʼəla)
• Arabic: أُوسِيتْيَا f (ʔusītyā)
• Armenian: Օսիա (Ōsia), Օսեթիա (Ōsetʻia)
• Avar: Гьиристан (Hiristan)
• Azerbaijani: Osetiya
• Belarusian: Асе́ція f (Asjécija)
• Catalan: Ossètia f
• Chechen: Хӏирийчоь (Hiriı̇čö)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 奧塞梯 / 奥塞梯 (zh) (Àosètī)

• Czech: Osetie f
• Danish: Ossetien
• Dutch: Ossetië (nl)
• Finnish: Ossetia
• French: Ossétie (fr)
• Georgian: ოსეთი (oseti), ოვსეთი (ovseti) (archaic)
• German: Ossetien n
• Hungarian: Oszétia (hu)
• Ingush: Хӏирийче (Hiriı̇če)
• Irish: an Oiséit f
• Italian: Ossezia f
• Japanese: オセチア (Osechia)
• Kabardian: ӏэсетиэ (ʼɛsetiɛ)
• Karachay-Balkar: Тегей (Tegey)
• Korean: 오세티야 (Osetiya)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: please add this translation if you can

• Mingrelian: ოსეთი (oseti)
• Ossetian: Ирыстон (Iryston)
• Persian: اوستیا (osetiyâ)
• Polish: Osetia (pl) f
• Portuguese: Ossétia f
• Russian: Осе́тия (ru) f (Osétija)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Roman: Osetija f

• Spanish: Osetia (es) f
• Svan: სა̈უ̂ (säû)
• Swedish: Ossetien
• Tajik: please add this translation if you can
• Turkish: Osetya

Anagrams

• sosatie

Finnish

Etymology

From Russian Осе́тия (Osétija).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈosːetiɑ/, [ˈo̞s̠ːe̞ˌt̪iɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Os‧se‧tia

Proper noun

Ossetia

1. Ossetia (An ethnolinguistic region on the border of Europe and Asia, located on both sides of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, largely inhabited by the Ossetians)

Declension

Inflection of Ossetia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Ossetia	—
genitive		Ossetian	—
partitive		Ossetiaa	—
illative		Ossetiaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Ossetia	—
accusative	nom.	Ossetia	—
	gen.	Ossetian
genitive		Ossetian	—
partitive		Ossetiaa	—
inessive		Ossetiassa	—
elative		Ossetiasta	—
illative		Ossetiaan	—
adessive		Ossetialla	—
ablative		Ossetialta	—
allative		Ossetialle	—
essive		Ossetiana	—
translative		Ossetiaksi	—
abessive		Ossetiatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Ossetia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ossetiani — accusative nom. Ossetiani — gen. Ossetiani genitive Ossetiani — partitive Ossetiaani — inessive Ossetiassani — elative Ossetiastani — illative Ossetiaani — adessive Ossetiallani — ablative Ossetialtani — allative Ossetialleni — essive Ossetianani — translative Ossetiakseni — abessive Ossetiattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ossetiasi — accusative nom. Ossetiasi — gen. Ossetiasi genitive Ossetiasi — partitive Ossetiaasi — inessive Ossetiassasi — elative Ossetiastasi — illative Ossetiaasi — adessive Ossetiallasi — ablative Ossetialtasi — allative Ossetiallesi — essive Ossetianasi — translative Ossetiaksesi — abessive Ossetiattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ossetiamme — accusative nom. Ossetiamme — gen. Ossetiamme genitive Ossetiamme — partitive Ossetiaamme — inessive Ossetiassamme — elative Ossetiastamme — illative Ossetiaamme — adessive Ossetiallamme — ablative Ossetialtamme — allative Ossetiallemme — essive Ossetianamme — translative Ossetiaksemme — abessive Ossetiattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ossetianne — accusative nom. Ossetianne — gen. Ossetianne genitive Ossetianne — partitive Ossetiaanne — inessive Ossetiassanne — elative Ossetiastanne — illative Ossetiaanne — adessive Ossetiallanne — ablative Ossetialtanne — allative Ossetiallenne — essive Ossetiananne — translative Ossetiaksenne — abessive Ossetiattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Ossetiansa — accusative nom. Ossetiansa — gen. Ossetiansa genitive Ossetiansa — partitive Ossetiaansa — inessive Ossetiassaan Ossetiassansa — elative Ossetiastaan Ossetiastansa — illative Ossetiaansa — adessive Ossetiallaan Ossetiallansa — ablative Ossetialtaan Ossetialtansa — allative Ossetialleen Ossetiallensa — essive Ossetianaan Ossetianansa — translative Ossetiakseen Ossetiaksensa — abessive Ossetiattaan Ossetiattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

(compounds):

• Etelä-Ossetia
• Pohjois-Ossetia

Anagrams

• teoissa