оса

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Bulgarian

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Европейска оса (Vespula germanica)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *osa (wasp), from Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂.

Pronunciation

Noun

оса́ (osáf

  1. wasp, vespid (stinging hymenopteran insect of family Vespidae)
    Зъл като оса.Zǎl kato osa.Evil as a wasp. (phraseologism)

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References

  • оса”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • оса”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

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Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *osa.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɔsa

Noun

оса (osaf (plural оси, relational adjective осин, diminutive осичка or осиче, augmentative осиште)

  1. wasp

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *osa, from Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂.

Pronunciation

Noun

оса́ (osáf anim (genitive осы́, nominative plural о́сы, genitive plural ос, relational adjective оси́ный)

  1. wasp

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *osa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wápsāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂.

Noun

о̀са f (Latin spelling òsa)

  1. wasp
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Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *osь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *aśís, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-.

Alternative forms

Noun

о̑са f (Latin spelling ȏsa)

  1. (Bosnia, Serbia) axis

Ukrainian

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Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *osa, from Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂.

Pronunciation

Noun

оса́ (osáf animal (genitive оси́, nominative plural о́си, genitive plural ос, relational adjective оси́ний or о́сячий)

  1. wasp

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