oža

See also: oza, -oza, -óza, and ožā

Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *osa. Cognate with Finnish osa.

Noun

oža (genitive ožan, partitive ožua)

1. part
2. lot
3. destiny
4. happiness

Derived terms

• adjectives: ožakaš, ožatoin

Latvian

Etymology

From the same stem as the verb ost (“to smell”) (q.v.), with an extra ending -yā: *uod-ya > oža.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [uôʒa]

Noun

oža f (4th declension)

1. (sense) smell (the capacity to perceive various chemical substances in suspension in the air)

   jutīga oža ― sensitive (sense of) smell

   ožas orgāns, nervs, šūnas ― olfactory organ, nerve, cells

   ožas analizators ― olfactory system

   sunim smalka oža ― the dog (has) a fine (sense of) smell

   noteikt ēdiena kvalitāti pēc ožas ― to determine the quality of food by (one's sense of) smell

   putnu sunim jābūt ar labu ožu, lai viņš putnu pēdas un pašus putnus tālu saostu un ātri atrastu ― a bird dog must have a good (sense of) smell, so that he can smell and quickly find a bird's track or even the bird itslef

2. (rare) smell, odor

   komisijas locekļi sapulcējās, lai dotu pēdējo novērtējumu konserviem... tika ņemti vērā izstrādājumu garša, oža, konsistence un ārējais noformējums ― the commission members met to give the last assessment on the canned food... the taste, smell, consistence and external form of the products were taken into account

Declension

Declension of oža (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	oža	—
accusative (akuzatīvs)	ožu	—
genitive (ģenitīvs)	ožas	—
dative (datīvs)	ožai	—
instrumental (instrumentālis)	ožu	—
locative (lokatīvs)	ožā	—
vocative (vokatīvs)	oža	—

Synonyms

• (of "smell(ing)"): ošana
• (of "smell, odor"): smarža, smaka

Related terms

• ost

See also

• The five senses (piecas maņas):
  redze - dzirde - oža - garša - tauste