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Czech
Pronunciation
Suffix
-osa f (noun-forming suffix)
- (obsolete) a suffix akin to -óza
- psyché + -osa → psychosa
Derived terms
See also
Franco-Provençal
Suffix
-osa
- feminine singular of -ox
Garo
Suffix
-osa
- only if
Na·a cha·na matchotosa re·angna man·a- You can go only if you finish eating
Latin
Suffix
-ōsa
- inflection of -ōsus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Suffix
-ōsā
- ablative feminine singular of -ōsus
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Suffix
-osa
- feminine singular of -oso
Spanish
Etymology 1
See -oso.
Suffix
-osa f (non-lemma form of adjective-forming suffix)
- feminine singular of -oso
Etymology 2
From glucosa.
Suffix
-osa f (noun-forming suffix, plural -osas)
- (biochemistry) -ose (forms names of sugars)
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