оазис

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• оа́з (oáz) — literary

Etymology

Etymology tree

Egyptian wḥꜣtbor.

Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis)der.

Bulgarian оазис

Derived from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), borrowed from Egyptian wḥꜣt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oˈazis]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -azis
• Syllabification^(key): о‧а‧зис
• Hyphenation^(key): оа‧зис

Noun

оа́зис • (oázis) m (relational adjective оа́зисен)

1. oasis (spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert)
2. (figuratively) oasis (quiet, peaceful place or situation separated from surrounding noise or bustle)

Declension

Declension of оа́зис

	singular	plural
indefinite	оа́зис oázis	оа́зиси oázisi
definite (subject form)	оа́зисът oázisăt	оа́зисите oázisite
definite (object form)	оа́зиса oázisa
count form	—	оа́зиса oázisa

References

• “оазис”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “оазис”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• “оазис”, in ЛексИт [LexIt] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “оазис”, in БЕРОН (Български езикови ресурси онлайн) [BERON (Bulgarian Language Resources Online)] (in Bulgarian), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2024

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from French oasis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈazʲɪs]

Noun

оа́зис • (oázis) m inan (genitive оа́зиса, nominative plural оа́зисы, genitive plural оа́зисов)

1. oasis

Declension

Declension of оа́зис (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	оа́зис oázis	оа́зисы oázisy
genitive	оа́зиса oázisa	оа́зисов oázisov
dative	оа́зису oázisu	оа́зисам oázisam
accusative	оа́зис oázis	оа́зисы oázisy
instrumental	оа́зисом oázisom	оа́зисами oázisami
prepositional	оа́зисе oázise	оа́зисах oázisax

Descendants

• → Armenian: օազիս (ōazis)
• → Belarusian: аа́зіс (aázis)
• → Georgian: ოაზისი (oazisi)
• → Hebrew: אוֹאָזִיס (oázis)
• → Ukrainian: оа́зис (oázys)

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian оа́зис (oázis), from Late Latin oasis, from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Demotic Egyptian wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt (“oasis, cauldron”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɔˈazes]

Noun

оа́зис • (oázys) m inan (genitive оа́зиса, nominative plural оа́зиси, genitive plural оа́зисів)

1. oasis

   Synonyms: оа́за (oáza), оа́з (oáz)

Declension

Declension of оа́зис
(inan hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	оа́зис oázys	оа́зиси oázysy
genitive	оа́зиса oázysa	оа́зисів oázysiv
dative	оа́зисові, оа́зису oázysovi, oázysu	оа́зисам oázysam
accusative	оа́зис oázys	оа́зиси oázysy
instrumental	оа́зисом oázysom	оа́зисами oázysamy
locative	оа́зисі oázysi	оа́зисах oázysax
vocative	оа́зисе oázyse	оа́зиси oázysy

Further reading

• “оазис”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection]‎^[1]
• “оазис”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua, Slovnyk.ua]‎^[2]