See also: ospą

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ospa

  1. Euphemistic form of hòstia (jeez).

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ospa m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of osp

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ospa f

  1. definite singular of osp

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Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *osъpa.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔs.pa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔspa
  • Syllabification: os‧pa

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ospa f (related adjective ospowy)

  1. pox, varicella (disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pockmarks)
  2. chicken pox, varicella (highly contagious airborne disease caused by initial infection with varicella zoster virus, typically causing a skin rash that forms small itchy blisters)
    Synonyms: ospa wietrzna, wiatrówka, wietrzyca
  3. (dated) smallpox (acute, highly infectious, often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae)
    Synonyms: czarna ospa, ospa prawdziwa
  4. sheeppox (highly contagious disease of sheep caused by a poxvirus)
  5. goatpox (viral disease of goats, resembling sheeppox)
  6. cowpox (pustular, eruptive skin disease of cattle caused by an Orthopoxvirus, with lesions occurring principally on the udder and teats)
    Synonym: ospa krowia
  7. horsepox (disease of horses caused by an orthopoxvirus)
  8. bran fodder
  9. (historical) Alternative form of osep

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Further reading edit

  • ospa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ospa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • ospa in PWN's encyclopedia