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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Oase, from Late Latin Oasis, from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Demotic wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt (“oasis, cauldron”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔˈa.za/
- Rhymes: -aza
- Syllabification: o‧a‧za
Noun
oaza f
- oasis (spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert)
- oasis (quiet, peaceful place or situation)
- Synonym: azyl
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- oaza in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- oaza in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Latin oasis.
Pronunciation
Noun
oáza f (Cyrillic spelling оа́за)
- oasis
Declension
Slovene
Noun
oaza f
- oasis
Further reading
- “oaza”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran