Latin

Proper noun

Oasis f ‎(genitive Oasis); third declension

1. The Great Oasis of Thebes, a string of oases in the Libyan Desert where the Roman Empire would send its criminals, the location of the modern Dakhla Oasis and Kharga Oasis

Declension

Third declension.

Derived terms

• Oasēnus
• Oasītēs

Descendants

References

• Oasis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Oasis”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

English

The Huacachina Oasis in Peru

Noun

oasis ‎(plural oases)

1. A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert.
   • 1892, James Yoxall, chapter 7, in The Lonely Pyramid:

     It was the Lost Oasis, the Oasis of the vision in the sand. […] Deep-hidden in the hollow, beneath the cliffs, it lay; and round it the happy verdure spread for many a rood. […] Yes, the quest was ended, the Lost Oasis was the Found!

2. A quiet, peaceful place or situation separated from surrounding noise or bustle.

   The park was an oasis in the middle of the busy city.‎

Synonyms

• (quiet place or situation): island, refuge

Related terms

• oasal
• oasitic

Translations

Anagrams

• ossia

French

Pronunciation

Noun

oasis m, f ‎(plural oasis)

1. oasis

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)

Northern Sami

Noun

oasis

1. locative singular of oassi

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin Oasis, from Ancient Greek Ὄασις ‎(Óasis), from Late Egyptian [Demotic needed] ‎(wḥỉ), earlier hieroglyphic

wḥȝt (also meaning "basin").

Noun

oasis m ‎(plural oasis)

1. oasis