alosa

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English

Noun

alosa (plural alosas)

  1. shad

References

  • "alosa" in WordNet 3.1, Princeton University, 2011.

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Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin alauda, from Gaulish *alawda (tuft; skylark).

Pronunciation

Noun

alosa f (plural aloses)

  1. shad (fish)
    Synonym: saboga
  2. skylark

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin alausa, from Gaulish *alawda.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈlɔ.za/
  • Rhymes: -ɔza
  • Hyphenation: a‧lò‧sa

Noun

alosa f (plural alose)

  1. shad (fish)

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Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

alōsa f (genitive alōsae); first declension

  1. Alternative form of alausa

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative alōsa alōsae
genitive alōsae alōsārum
dative alōsae alōsīs
accusative alōsam alōsās
ablative alōsā alōsīs
vocative alōsa alōsae

Descendants

  • Translingual: Alosa

References

Sotho

Verb

alosa

  1. to herd

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈlosa/
  • Rhymes: -osa
  • Syllabification: a‧lo‧sa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin alosa.

Noun

alosa f (plural alosas)

  1. (biology) alosa, shad

Etymology 2

Noun

alosa f (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) allose

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