оса
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *osa (“wasp”), from Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂.
Pronunciation
Noun
оса́ • (osá) f
- wasp, vespid (stinging hymenopteran insect of family Vespidae)
- Зъл като оса. ― Zǎl kato osa. ― Evil as a wasp. (phraseologism)
Declension
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
Noun
оса • (osa) f (plural оси, relational adjective осин, diminutive осичка or осиче, augmentative осиште)
Declension
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *osa, from Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂.
Pronunciation
Noun
оса́ • (osá) f anim (genitive осы́, nominative plural о́сы, genitive plural ос, relational adjective оси́ный)
Declension
Related terms
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)
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *osь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *aśís, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-.
Alternative forms
Noun
о̑са f (Latin spelling ȏsa)
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *osa, from Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂.
Pronunciation
Noun
оса́ • (osá) f animal (genitive оси́, nominative plural о́си, genitive plural ос, relational adjective оси́ний or о́сячий)
Declension
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