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Ossetian

Ossetian

English

Alternative forms

Osetian

Adjective

Ossetian ‎(not comparable)

Of, or pertaining to Ossetia or Ossetians.

Synonyms

Ossetic

Translations

pertaining to Ossetia

Armenian: օսական (hy) ‎(ōsakan), օսեթական (hy) ‎(ōsetʿakan)
Catalan: osseta, osset
Czech: osetský, osetinský
Danish: osseter, ossetier
French: ossète (fr) m, f
German: ossetisch
Hungarian: oszét (hu)
Kurdish:

Ossetian: ирыстоны ‎(irystony), ирон ‎(iron)
Persian: اوستیایی ‎(osetiyâyi)
Polish: osetyjski (pl) m
Portuguese: osseta (pt)
Russian: осети́нский (ru) m ‎(osetínskij)
Spanish: osetio
Tajik:

Noun

Ossetian ‎(plural Ossetians)

A member of the Iranian people inhabiting Ossetia.

Synonyms

Ossete

Translations

member of the people

Armenian: օս ‎(ōs), օսեթ ‎(ōsetʿ)
Catalan: osseta m, f, osset m, f
Czech: Oset m, Osetinec m
Danish: ossetisk (da)
Esperanto: osetiano (man or woman), osetianino (woman)
French: Ossète (fr) m, f, Ossétien (fr) m, Ossétienne (fr) f
Georgian: ოსი ‎(osi)
Hungarian: oszét (hu)
Kurdish:

Ossetian: ир ‎(ir), ирӕттӕ pl ‎(irættæ), дигорӕ ‎(digoræ), дигорӕнттӕ pl ‎(digorænttæ)
Persian: آسی (fa) ‎(âsi)
Polish: Osetyjczyk m, Osetyjka f
Portuguese: osseta (pt) m f
Russian: осети́н (ru) m ‎(osetín), осети́нка (ru) f ‎(osetínka)
Spanish: osetio m
Tajik:

Proper noun

Ossetian

The Eastern Iranian language spoke by these people.

Synonyms

Ossetic

Translations

language

Armenian: օսերեն (hy) ‎(ōseren), օսեթերեն (hy) ‎(ōsetʿeren)
Catalan: osseta m, osset m
Czech: osetština f
Danish: ossetisk (da)
French: ossète (fr) m
Georgian: ოსური ‎(osuri)
German: Ossetisch (de) n
Hungarian: oszét (hu)

Kurdish:
Ossetian: ирон ‎(iron), ирон ӕвзаг ‎(iron ævzag), иронау ‎(ironaw)
Persian: آسی (fa) ‎(âsi), اوستی ‎(oseti)
Polish: osetyjski (pl) m
Portuguese: osseto (pt) m
Russian: осети́нский (ru) m ‎(osetínskij)
Spanish: osetio m, oseta (es)
Tajik:

See also

Wiktionary's coverage of Ossetian terms
Ossetian on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

ISO 639-3 code os (SIL)

Linguist List entry for Ossetian, code os

Anagrams

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