English Online Dictionary. What means oasis? What does oasis mean?
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)
- A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert.
- (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)
- 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)
- oasis (spring of fresh water in a desert)
- 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)
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- oasis