Bulgarian

Noun

оса • ‎(osá) f

1. wasp

Inflection

See also

• пчела f ‎(pčela)
• стършел m ‎(stǎršel)

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *osa.

Noun

оса • ‎(osa) f ‎(plural оси)

1. wasp

Declension

Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈsa]

Noun

оса́ • ‎(osá) f anim ‎(genitive осы́, nominative plural о́сы, genitive plural ос)

1. wasp

Declension

Related terms

• осиный ‎(osinyj)
• осоед ‎(osojed)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

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

Noun

о̀са f ‎(Latin spelling òsa)

1. wasp

Declension

Derived terms

• о̀сињӣ

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *osь, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-.

Alternative forms

• (Croatian): о̑с

Noun

оса f ‎(Latin spelling osa)

1. (Bosnian, Serbian) axis

Ukrainian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

оса́ • ‎(osá) f anim ‎(genitive оси́, nominative plural о́си)

1. wasp

Declension

References

• Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980), “оса”, in Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka