oasis

oasis

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English

Etymology

From Late Latin Oasis, from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Demotic wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt (oasis, cauldron),

Compare Sahidic Coptic ⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ (ouahe) and Arabic وَاحَة(wāḥa).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /əʊˈeɪsɪs/, /əʊˈeɪsəs/
  • (US) enPR: ō-ā'sĭs, ō-ā'səs, IPA(key): /oʊˈeɪsɪs/, /oʊˈeɪsəs/
  • Rhymes: -eɪsɪs, -eɪsəs

Noun

oasis (plural oases or (rare, sometimes proscribed) oasises)

  1. A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert.
  2. (figuratively) A quiet, peaceful place or situation separated from surrounding noise or bustle.
    Synonyms: island, refuge

Related terms

  • oasal
  • oasitic

Translations

Anagrams

  • Osias, ossia

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ.a.zis/

Noun

oasis m or f (plural oasis)

  1. oasis

Further reading

  • “oasis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

  • osais

Galician

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ.ˈa.sis/

Noun

oasis m (plural oases)

  1. oasis (spring of fresh water in a desert)
  2. oasis (quiet, peaceful place)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Late Latin Oasis, from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Demotic wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt (oasis, cauldron),

Doublet of oase and wahah.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ.ˈa.sis/
  • Rhymes: -sis, -is

Noun

oasis (plural oasis-oasis, first-person possessive oasisku, second-person possessive oasismu, third-person possessive oasisnya)

  1. oasis
    Synonym: wahah

Synonyms

  • (land surrounded by water): nusa, pulau

Further reading

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

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈoɑ̯siːs/

Noun

oasis

  1. locative singular of oassi

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin Oasis (name of various oases), from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Demotic wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt (oasis, cauldron),

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oˈasis/ [oˈa.sis]
  • Rhymes: -asis
  • Syllabification: o‧a‧sis

Noun

oasis m (plural oasis)

  1. oasis

Further reading

  • “oasis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish oasis.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: o‧a‧sis
  • IPA(key): /ʔoˈasis/, [ʔoˈa.sɪs]

Noun

oasis

  1. oasis

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