orso

See also: orsó and or so

Italian

Etymology

From Latin ursus, from Proto-Italic *orssos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos (“bear”), whence also Armenian արջ (arǰ), Greek άρκτος (árktos), Hindi रीछ (rīch).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈor.so/

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• Rhymes: -orso
• Hyphenation: ór‧so

Noun

orso m (plural orsi, feminine orsa)

1. bear (Ursus arctos)

   Synonym: orso bruno

Derived terms

Derived terms

• non vendere la pelle dell'orso prima di averlo ucciso
• orsacchiotto
• orsetto

• orso bianco / orso polare
• orso bruno
• orso grizzly / orso grigio

Anagrams

• roso, soro

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Latin

Participle

(deprecated template usage) ōrsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of ōrsus