Oase

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German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

18th century, from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Egyptian wḥꜣt. The singular in -e (19th c.) is a backformation from the plural Oasen.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /oˈaːzə/, [ʔoˈaː.zə], [ʔoˈʔaː.zə]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aːzə

Noun[edit]

Oase f (genitive Oase, plural Oasen)

  1. oasis

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Oase” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Oase” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Oase” in Duden online
  • Oase on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Latin[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Oase

  1. ablative singular of Oasis