# osa
## Translingual
### Symbol

osa
* (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Osage.

### See also

* Wiktionary’s coverage of Osage terms

## Cebuano
### Etymology

From usa, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀsa, compare Dupaningan Agta ogsa and Malay rusa.

### Noun

osa
* deer

## Czech
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech os, osa, osě, from Proto-Slavic *osь. Cognates include Polish oś, Slovak os and German Achse.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈosa]
* Rhymes: -osa

### Noun

osa f
* axis (of symmetry or rotation)
    osa souměrnosti ― axis of symmetry
    osa otáčení ― axis of rotation
* axis (of a coordinate system)
    osa x ― x-axis
    vodorovná osa ― horizontal axis
    svislá osa ― vertical axis

#### Derived terms

* osičkový
* osní
* osový
* osička
* oska

### Further reading

* “osa”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “osa”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “osa”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Estonian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *osa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ońća. Cognates include Finnish osa and Hungarian oszt.

### Noun

osa (genitive osa, partitive osa)
* part

#### Derived terms

* osake
* kehaosa
* linnaosa
* osaühing
* väeosa

#### See also

* tükk

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *osa (compare Estonian osa), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ońća (compare Northern Sami oažži and possibly Hungarian ágyék), borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hónćos (later *Hánćas, compare Sanskrit अंश (aṃśa)).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈosɑ/, [ˈo̞s̠ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -osɑ
* Hyphenation: osa

### Noun

osa
* part (fraction of a whole)
    Koko Gallia on jaettu kolmeen osaan.(All of) Gaul is divided into three parts.
    suurimmaksi osaksi ― for the most part
    suurin osa ― bulk, majority, most
    Suurimmalla osalla ystävistäni on auto.Most of my friends have a car.(literally, “The largest part of my friends have a car.”)
    Suurin osa vastaajista/vastaajia oli samaa mieltä.Most respondents agreed.(literally, “The largest part of the respondents were of the same opinion.”)
    Osa heistä oli eri mieltä.Some of them disagreed.(literally, “A part of them were of a different opinion.”)
* part (distinct element of something larger); piece (one of many very similar or identical elements)
    varaosa ― part / spare part
    yksi osa tästä palapelistä puuttuu ― one piece of this puzzle is missing
    purkaa osiin ― to dismantle
* one/a -th, one/a third, one/a fourth, etc. (used to express fractions by means of an ordinal number as the modifier; see usage notes)
    kolmasosa ― one / a third
    kaksi kolmasosaa ― two thirds
    neljäskymmenesseitsemäsosa ― one forty-seventh
* part (unit of relative proportion in a mixture)
    kolme osaa giniä ja yksi osa vermuttiathree parts gin and one part vermouth
* part (section of a document)
* role, part (position or role in a play, film, etc.)
    sivuosa ― supporting role
* part (part of a larger whole); piece (when removable)
    Olen osa ihmiskuntaa.I am a part of humanity.
    Haluan tämän osan.I want this piece.
* proportion, section, part (quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number)
    En tarkoita kaikkia ystäviäsi - vain pientä osaa heistä.I don't mean all of your friends - only a few of them.
* partition, portion, division (separated part of anything)
* bit, part (individual contribution toward an overall effort)
    Olen tehnyt osani.I have done my bit.
* (sports, in the plural) bit (fraction of a second)
    Hänen aikansa oli 47 sekuntia ja osia.His time was 47 seconds and bits.
* lot, portion (part, or fate, that falls to one without planning)
* share (portion of something, especially a portion given or allotted to someone)
* volume, tome (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format)
    tietosanakirjan kolmas osa ― the third volume of the encyclopedia
* episode, installment (part of a published or broadcast serial)
    Tämä jatkokertomus muuttuu mielenkiintoisemmaksi osa osalta.This serial story grows in more interesting with each successive installment.
* (music) movement (large division of a larger composition)
* (as modifier) partial
    osatotuus ― partial truth

#### Usage notes

* (fractions): In common language, one (and specifically one) third, fourth, etc. is more commonly expressed by using -s (kolmas → kolmannes, neljäs → neljännes). "half" is expressed with a different word altogether, puoli (which is used in the plural, puolet, when talking about one half of something, and in singular chiefly only when talking about an abstract quantity). In mathematics, fractions are practically always expressed with osa, as is done when the numerator is not one (as in one of the usage examples).

#### Declension

Possessive forms of osa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
osani
osani
accusative
nom.
osani
osani
gen.
osani
genitive
osani
osieni osaini $^{rare}$
partitive
osaani
osiani
inessive
osassani
osissani
elative
osastani
osistani
illative
osaani
osiini
adessive
osallani
osillani
ablative
osaltani
osiltani
allative
osalleni
osilleni
essive
osanani
osinani
translative
osakseni
osikseni
abessive
osattani
osittani
instructive
comitative
—osineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
osasi
osasi
accusative
nom.
osasi
osasi
gen.
osasi
genitive
osasi
osiesi osaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
osaasi
osiasi
inessive
osassasi
osissasi
elative
osastasi
osistasi
illative
osaasi
osiisi
adessive
osallasi
osillasi
ablative
osaltasi
osiltasi
allative
osallesi
osillesi
essive
osanasi
osinasi
translative
osaksesi
osiksesi
abessive
osattasi
osittasi
instructive
comitative
—osinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
osamme
osamme
accusative
nom.
osamme
osamme
gen.
osamme
genitive
osamme
osiemme osaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
osaamme
osiamme
inessive
osassamme
osissamme
elative
osastamme
osistamme
illative
osaamme
osiimme
adessive
osallamme
osillamme
ablative
osaltamme
osiltamme
allative
osallemme
osillemme
essive
osanamme
osinamme
translative
osaksemme
osiksemme
abessive
osattamme
osittamme
instructive
comitative
—osinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
osanne
osanne
accusative
nom.
osanne
osanne
gen.
osanne
genitive
osanne
osienne osainne $^{rare}$
partitive
osaanne
osianne
inessive
osassanne
osissanne
elative
osastanne
osistanne
illative
osaanne
osiinne
adessive
osallanne
osillanne
ablative
osaltanne
osiltanne
allative
osallenne
osillenne
essive
osananne
osinanne
translative
osaksenne
osiksenne
abessive
osattanne
osittanne
instructive
comitative
—osinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
osansa
osansa
accusative
nom.
osansa
osansa
gen.
osansa
genitive
osansa
osiensa osainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
osaansa
osiaan osiansa
inessive
osassaan osassansa
osissaan osissansa
elative
osastaan osastansa
osistaan osistansa
illative
osaansa
osiinsa
adessive
osallaan osallansa
osillaan osillansa
ablative
osaltaan osaltansa
osiltaan osiltansa
allative
osalleen osallensa
osilleen osillensa
essive
osanaan osanansa
osinaan osinansa
translative
osakseen osaksensa
osikseen osiksensa
abessive
osattaan osattansa
osittaan osittansa
instructive
comitative
—osineen osinensa :

#### Synonyms

* (lot): kohtalo
* (share): osuus
* (partial): osittainen

#### Derived terms

* -osainen
* osainen
* osallinen
* osaton
* osin
* osittain
* osakas
* osake
* osanen
* osanto
* osasto
* osinko
* osio
* osuus
* omalta osaltaan
* osiensa summa
* suurelta osin
* osata
* osittaa
* osoittaa
* osua
* ottaa osaa
* aineosa
* ainesosa
* alaosa
* alkuosa
* autonosa
* biljoonasosa
* edusosa
* elokuvaosa
* eteläosa
* etuosa
* harjaosa
* imaginaariosa
* imaginääriosa
* istuinosa
* itäosa
* jako-osa
* jatko-osa
* johdanto-osa
* juuriosa
* jälkiosa
* kaakkoisosa
* kahdeksasosa
* kahdesosa
* kahdestoistaosa
* kansanosa
* kantaosa
* kasvinosa
* kaupunginosa
* kellonosa
* keskiosa
* koillisosa
* kolmaskymmeneskahdesosa
* kolmasosa
* kolmastoistaosa
* koneenosa
* kuivatusosa
* kunnanosa
* kuoro-osa
* kuudeskymmenesneljäsosa
* kuudesosa
* kuudestoistaosa
* kymmenesosa
* kärkiosa
* lakiosa
* lauluosa
* leijonanosa
* lisäosa
* loppuosa
* lounaisosa
* luonneosa
* luoteisosa
* länsiosa
* maanosa
* miljardisosa
* miljoonasosa
* murto-osa
* myötätuuliosa
* määriteosa
* neljäsosa
* neljästoistaosa
* nimiosa
* osa-aikaeläke
* osa-aikainen
* osa-aikaomistus
* osa-aikaviljelijä
* osa-aikaviljely
* osa-alue
* osaaottava
* osaeläke
* osahankinta
* osajako
* osajono
* osajoukko
* osajärjestelmä
* osakilpailu
* osakokonaisuus
* osakomponentti
* osakukinto
* osakulttuuri
* osakunta
* osakuorma
* osakäsite
* osalakko
* osaluettelo
* osamaksu
* osamanner
* osamatkamittari
* osamatriisi
* osamietintö
* osamurtokehitelmä
* osamurtoluku
* osamäärä
* osanottaja
* osanotto
* osanumero
* osaobjekti
* osaohjelma
* osaomistaja
* osaomistus
* osaottelu
* osapaine
* osapalkka
* osapalkkio
* osapeite
* osapuilleen
* osapuoli
* osapäiväapulainen
* osapäiväduuni
* osapäivähoito
* osapäiväinen
* osapäiväraha
* osapäivätoimi
* osapäivätoiminen
* osapäivätyö
* osarahoitus
* osaraportti
* osaryhmä
* osasairausloma
* osasairauspäiväraha
* osasarja
* osastruktuuri
* osasubjekti
* osasumma
* osasuoritus
* osasyy
* osasyyllinen
* osasyyllisyys
* osasävel
* osatakila
* osatalo
* osatasavalta
* osataso
* osatavoite
* osatekijä
* osatoimitus
* osatotuus
* osatyökykyinen
* osatyökyvyttömyyseläke
* osaurakka
* osavaali
* osavalmistus
* osavaltio
* osavastaus
* osavastuu
* osavuosi
* osavuosikatsaus
* osavuotinen
* osaväli
* osayhdistys
* osayleiskaava
* osaäänes
* palkanosa
* perintöosa
* perusosa
* peräosa
* pikkuosa
* pohjoisosa
* predikaattiosa
* puristinosa
* pääosa
* pääteosa
* päätösosa
* rakenneosa
* rakennusosa
* rataosa
* reaaliosa
* rintaosa
* ruhonosa
* runko-osa
* ruumiinosa
* sadasosa
* seitsemäsosa
* sentiljoonasosa
* sisäosa
* sivuosa
* subjektiosa
* suojaosa
* suuosa
* sydänosa
* tahdinosa
* tahtiosa
* taivasosa
* takaosa
* tekstiosa
* tieosa
* tuhannesosa
* tukiosa
* täydennysosa
* ulko-osa
* valmisosa
* valtaosa
* varaosa
* viidesosa
* viidestoistaosa
* viiraosa
* väestönosa
* ydinosa
* yhdeksäsosa
* yhdestoistaosa
* yhdysosa
* yksittäisosa
* yläosa
* ääriosa

### References

* ↑ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “osa”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎ (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01

### Further reading

* “osa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* oas

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /o.za/
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

osa
* third-person singular past historic of oser

### Anagrams

* OAS

## Galician
### Etymology 1

From Latin ursa (“female bear”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈosa̝/

#### Noun

osa m (plural osas)
* female bear

### Etymology 2

Cognate with Spanish huesa.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɔsa̝/

#### Noun

osa f (plural osas)
* grave, sepulture

### References

* “osa”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “osa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “osa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “fosa”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *osa. Cognates include Finnish osa and Estonian osa.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈosɑ/, [ˈo̞s̠ɑ]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈosɑ/, [ˈo̞ʒ̥ɑ]
* Rhymes: -osɑ
* Hyphenation: o‧sa

### Noun

osa
* part, share
** 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:Osa iƶoroist veel nytkii kutsuu itsiätä karjalaisiks.Some Ingrians even now still call themselves Karelians.(literally, “A part from the Ingrians now still call themselves Karelians.”)

#### Synonyms

* jako

#### Derived terms

* alaosa
* kaglaosa
* osalliin
* osamees
* osata
* osittee
* rintaosa
* ristiosa
* selkäosa
* sivuosa
* suuremmaks osaks
* takaosa

### References

* V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 42
* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 366

## Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɔsˠə]

### Noun

osa m pl
* vocative plural of os

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɔ.za/
* Rhymes: -ɔza
* Hyphenation: ò‧sa

### Adjective

osa
* feminine singular of oso

### Verb

osa
* inflection of osare:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Anagrams

* Aso

## Japanese
### Romanization

osa
* Rōmaji transcription of おさ

## Latin
### Participle

ōsa
* inflection of ōsus:
** nominative/vocative feminine singular
** nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

### Participle

ōsā
* ablative feminine singular of ōsus

### References

* "osa", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

## Latvian
### Etymology

Cognate with Lithuanian ąsà.

### Noun

osa f (4th declension)
* handle (part of a cup which is held in the hand when used or moved)
* ear (part of a cup which is held in the hand when used or moved)

#### Declension
## Limos Kalinga
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa, *asa.

### Numeral

osa (osá)
* one

## Malagasy
### Adjective

osa
* feeble; weak
* cowardly

## Mansaka
### Etymology

From usa, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀsa, compare Malay rusa.

### Noun

osa
* deer

## Northern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jòkia.

### Verb

-osa
* to roast, to burn

#### Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

Unknown. Related to or derived from os m (“fume, smoke; stench”).

#### Alternative forms

* ose (e and split infinitives)

#### Verb

osa (present tense osar/oser, past tense osa/oste, past participle osa/ost, passive infinitive osast, present participle osande, imperative osa/os)
* (intransitive) to have a strong smell, odour
* (intransitive) to reek (av / of)
* (intransitive, figurative) to reek (av / of) (to be evidently associated with something unpleasant)
* (intransitive) to emit fumes, smoke

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Alternative forms

* osane m

#### Noun

osa n
* definite plural of os

### References

* “osa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Etymology

Already attested by Isidore of Seville in the 6th century. From Proto-Germanic *husǭ (“coverings, leggings, trousers”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover”). Cognate with English hose.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɔs̺a/

### Noun

osa f (plural osas)
* (usually in the plural) leggings, high boots, spat
* (usually in the plural) a tax paid to the feudal lord when marrying
    Coordinate term: loitosa

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “osa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* ↑ Xaime Varela Sieiro (2003) Léxico cotián na alta idade media de Galicia: o enxoval (in Galician), A Coruña: Ediciós do Castro, page 123

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɔ.sa/
* (Masovia):
** (Far Masovian) IPA: /ˈɔ.sa/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔsa
* Syllabification: o‧sa

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *osa.

#### Noun

osa f (related adjective osi)
* wasp (insect)
    Osa użądliła ją w udo. ― A wasp stung her in the thigh.

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

Back-formation from osika.

#### Noun

osa f (related adjective osowy)
* (Far Masovian) Synonym of osika

### Further reading

* osa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* osa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* Stanisław Ciszewski (1909) “osa”, in “Przyczynek do słownika gwary mazowieckiej”, in Prace Filologiczne (in Polish), volume 7, z. 1, Warsaw: skł. gł. w Księgarni E. Wende i Ska, page 208

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *osa.

#### Noun

òsa f (Cyrillic spelling о̀са)
* wasp

##### Derived terms

* òsinjī

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *osь.

#### Alternative forms

* ȏs (Croatia)

#### Noun

ȏsa f (Cyrillic spelling о̑са)
* (Bosnia, Serbia) axis

##### Declension
## Slovak
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *osa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɔsa]

### Noun

osa f (relational adjective osí, diminutive osička)
* wasp

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “osa”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Slovene
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *osa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɔ̀ːsa/

### Noun

ósa f
* wasp (insect)

#### Inflection
### Further reading

* “osa”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
* “osa”, in Termania, Amebis
* See also the general references

## Southern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jòkia.

### Verb

-osa
* to grill, to roast, to toast

#### Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈosa/ [ˈo.sa]
* Rhymes: -osa
* Syllabification: o‧sa

### Etymology 1

From Old Spanish ossa, from Latin ursa, feminine of ursus (“bear”).

#### Noun

osa f (plural osas)
* female equivalent of oso (“bear”); she-bear, sow, female bear

##### Derived terms

* Osa Mayor
* Osa Menor

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

osa
* inflection of osar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “oso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swazi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jòkia.

### Verb

-ósa
* to grill, to roast, to toast

#### Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

## Swedish
### Etymology

From os (“bad smell”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²uːˌsa/

### Verb

osa (present osar, preterite osade, supine osat, imperative osa)
* to smell, to reek
    Han osade av svettHe reeked of sweat

#### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

#### Derived terms

* osa katt

#### See also

* os

### Interjection

osa
* Abbreviation of om svar anhålles (“RSVP”).

### References

* osa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* osa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* osa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* oas

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish osa, from Old Spanish ossa, from Latin ursa.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈʔosa/ [ˈʔoː.sɐ]
* Rhymes: -osa
* Syllabification: o‧sa

### Noun

osa (feminine osa, Baybayin spelling ᜂᜐ)
* female equivalent of oso: she-bear

#### Related terms

* Osa Mayor
* Osa Menor
* oso

## Tsuut'ina
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /osa/

### Noun

ósà
* drum
* ósà

### References

* "Tsuut'ina Nominalized Phrases (Video)." Youtube, uploaded by AlbertaUArts, 30 May. 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t6EdGunXLc

## Võro
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *osa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ońća.

### Noun

osa (genitive osa, partitive ossa)
* part

#### Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

#### Derived terms

* osakäänüs

## Zulu
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jòkia.

### Verb

-osa
* to roast, to toast, to fry
* to roast, to grill, to admonish

#### Derived terms

* -osela (applicative)
* -osisa (causative)
* -osayosa, -osawosa (diminutive)
* -osisisa (intensive)
* -oseka (neuter-passive)
* -osiwa (passive)
* -osana (reciprocal)
* isoso

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “osa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “osa (6.3)”