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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
glosa f (plural gloses)
- (music, especially Mallorca) short, often improvised folk song or popular song
- (archaic) Alternative form of glossa (“gloss; commentary”)
Etymology 2
Verb
glosa
- inflection of glosar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Czech
Etymology
Derived from Old French glose, from Medieval Latin glossa (“explanation of a difficult word”).
Noun
glosa f
- gloss (a brief explanatory note)
Declension
Declension of glosa (hard feminine)
See also
French
Pronunciation
Verb
glosa
- third-person singular past historic of gloser
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
Noun
glōsa f (genitive glōsae); first declension
- Alternative spelling of glossa
Declension
First-declension noun.
References
- glosa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- glōsa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 716/2.
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
glosa m or f
- definite feminine singular of glose
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
glosa f
- definite singular of glose
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin glōssa, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡlɔ.sa/
- Rhymes: -ɔsa
- Syllabification: glo‧sa
Noun
glosa f
- (lexicography) gloss (brief explanatory note or translation of a difficult or complex expression)
Declension
Further reading
- glosa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- glosa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Late Latin glōssa, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssa).
Noun
glosa f (plural glosas)
- (countable) gloss (brief explanatory note or translation)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
glosa
- inflection of glosar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “glosa”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “glosa”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “glosa” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “glosa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “glosa”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “glosa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡlosa/
- Rhymes: -osa
- Syllabification: glo‧sa
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Late Latin glōssa, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssa).
Noun
glosa f (plural glosas)
- gloss (brief explanatory note or translation)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
glosa
- inflection of glosar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish glosa. Borrowed from Latin glossa. Ultimately derived from Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssa). According to SO attested since circa 1600.
Noun
glosa c
- a (standalone) word, especially foreign
- Synonym: ord
Jag har 20 engelska glosor i hemläxa.- I have 20 English words as homework.
Usage notes
Seldom used in settings outside language learning.
Declension
See also
References