ossa

See also: Ossa

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒsə

Noun

ossa

1. plural of os

Anagrams

• SAOs, SOAs, Sosa, ASOs, so as

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /osˈsa/ [ʔɔsˈsʌ]
• Hyphenation: os‧sa

Noun

ossá f

1. addition
2. (mathematics) addition

References

• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Catalan

Etymology 1

From Latin ossa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈo̞.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈɔ.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈɔ.sa]

Noun

ossa f (plural osses)

1. skeleton; the bones of an animal

   Synonyms: ossada, ossera

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin ursa.

Alternative forms

• óssa (pre-2016)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈu.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈo.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈo.sa]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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Noun

ossa f (plural osses, masculine os, masculine plural oss)

1. she-bear, female bear
   • 2016 October 6, “Un home sobreviu a l'atac d'una ossa i mostra les ferides”, in El Periódico‎^[2], archived from the original on 16 October 2026:

     La història d'un home nord-americà que va sobreviure a l'atac d'una ossa dissabte passat a prop de la localitat de Bozeman (Montana, EUA) s'ha convertit en l'últim fenomen viral a la xarxa.

     The story of an American man who survived an attack by a [she-]bear last Saturday near the town of Bozeman (Montana, USA) has become the latest viral phenomenon on the net.

Further reading

• “ossa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “ossa”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
• “ossa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Estonian

Noun

ossa

1. illative singular of osa

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of osoite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈosːɑ/, [ˈo̞s̠ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -osːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): os‧sa
• Hyphenation^(key): os‧sa

Noun

ossa (colloquial)

1. address

Declension

Inflection of ossa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		ossa	ossat
genitive		ossan	ossien
partitive		ossaa	ossia
illative		ossaan	ossiin
		singular	plural
nominative		ossa	ossat
accusative	nom.	ossa	ossat
	gen.	ossan
genitive		ossan	ossien ossain rare
partitive		ossaa	ossia
inessive		ossassa	ossissa
elative		ossasta	ossista
illative		ossaan	ossiin
adessive		ossalla	ossilla
ablative		ossalta	ossilta
allative		ossalle	ossille
essive		ossana	ossina
translative		ossaksi	ossiksi
abessive		ossatta	ossitta
instructive		—	ossin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ossa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ossani ossani accusative nom. ossani ossani gen. ossani genitive ossani ossieni ossaini rare partitive ossaani ossiani inessive ossassani ossissani elative ossastani ossistani illative ossaani ossiini adessive ossallani ossillani ablative ossaltani ossiltani allative ossalleni ossilleni essive ossanani ossinani translative ossakseni ossikseni abessive ossattani ossittani instructive — — comitative — ossineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ossasi ossasi accusative nom. ossasi ossasi gen. ossasi genitive ossasi ossiesi ossaisi rare partitive ossaasi ossiasi inessive ossassasi ossissasi elative ossastasi ossistasi illative ossaasi ossiisi adessive ossallasi ossillasi ablative ossaltasi ossiltasi allative ossallesi ossillesi essive ossanasi ossinasi translative ossaksesi ossiksesi abessive ossattasi ossittasi instructive — — comitative — ossinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ossamme ossamme accusative nom. ossamme ossamme gen. ossamme genitive ossamme ossiemme ossaimme rare partitive ossaamme ossiamme inessive ossassamme ossissamme elative ossastamme ossistamme illative ossaamme ossiimme adessive ossallamme ossillamme ablative ossaltamme ossiltamme allative ossallemme ossillemme essive ossanamme ossinamme translative ossaksemme ossiksemme abessive ossattamme ossittamme instructive — — comitative — ossinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ossanne ossanne accusative nom. ossanne ossanne gen. ossanne genitive ossanne ossienne ossainne rare partitive ossaanne ossianne inessive ossassanne ossissanne elative ossastanne ossistanne illative ossaanne ossiinne adessive ossallanne ossillanne ablative ossaltanne ossiltanne allative ossallenne ossillenne essive ossananne ossinanne translative ossaksenne ossiksenne abessive ossattanne ossittanne instructive — — comitative — ossinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ossansa ossansa accusative nom. ossansa ossansa gen. ossansa genitive ossansa ossiensa ossainsa rare partitive ossaansa ossiaan ossiansa inessive ossassaan ossassansa ossissaan ossissansa elative ossastaan ossastansa ossistaan ossistansa illative ossaansa ossiinsa adessive ossallaan ossallansa ossillaan ossillansa ablative ossaltaan ossaltansa ossiltaan ossiltansa allative ossalleen ossallensa ossilleen ossillensa essive ossanaan ossanansa ossinaan ossinansa translative ossakseen ossaksensa ossikseen ossiksensa abessive ossattaan ossattansa ossittaan ossittansa instructive — — comitative — ossineen ossinensa

Anagrams

• saos

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔs.sa/
• Rhymes: -ɔssa
• Hyphenation: òs‧sa

Noun

ossa f

1. plural of osso

Anagrams

• asso

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɔs.sa]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈɔs.sa]

Noun

ossa

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of os and ossum

References

• "ossa", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “ossa”, in The Perseus Project (1999), Perseus Encyclopedia‎^[3]
• “ossa”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ossa”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• “ossa”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• “ossa”, in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976), The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ursa, feminine of ursus (“bear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈosa/

Noun

ossa f (plural ossas)

1. she-bear
   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 29v:

     Et la eſtrella que es en cabo dela oreia delantera dela oſſa mayor a poder ſobreſta piedra ⁊ della recibe la fuerça ⁊ la uertud.

     And the start that is on the front ear of the Great Bear has power over this stone, and it receives its strength and virtue from it.

Derived terms

• Ossa Mayor (“Ursa Major, the Great Bear”)
• Ossa Menor (“Ursa Minor, the Little Bear”)

Related terms

• osso (“bear”)

Descendants

• Spanish: osa

Romansh

Noun

l'ossa pl

1. (Sutsilvan) plural of oss