oase

Danish

Noun

oase c (singular definite oasen, plural indefinite oaser)

1. oasis

Declension

References

• “oase” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Alternative forms

• oasis (obsolete)

Etymology

19th century, probably from German Oase, which see. Alternatively an independent backformation from the Latin plural oases.

Pronunciation

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Noun

oase f (plural oasen or oases, diminutive oasetje n)

1. oasis

Descendants

• → Indonesian: oase

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch oase, from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Demotic wḥj, earlier hieroglyphic

wḥꜣt (also meaning “cauldron”). Doublet of oasis and wahah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈasə/
• Rhymes: -sə, -ə
• Hyphenation: o‧a‧sê

Noun

oasê (plural oase-oase, first-person possessive oaseku, second-person possessive oasemu, third-person possessive oasenya)

1. oasis

Synonyms

• wahah
• (land surrounded by water): nusa, pulau

Further reading

• “oase” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

oase

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology

From Demotic wḥj via Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis).

Noun

oase m (definite singular oasen, indefinite plural oaser, definite plural oasene)

1. an oasis

References

• “oase” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

oase

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Etymology

From Demotic wḥj via Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis).

Noun

oase m (definite singular oasen, indefinite plural oasar, definite plural oasane)

1. an oasis

References

• “oase” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.