oasis
English
Etymology
From Late Latin Oasis, from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Demotic wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt (“oasis, cauldron”),
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Compare Sahidic Coptic ⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ (ouahe) and Arabic وَاحَة (wāḥa).
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪsɪs, -eɪsəs
Noun
oasis (plural oases or oasises)
- A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert.
- 1892, James Yoxall, chapter 7, in The Lonely Pyramid:
- It was the Lost Oasis, the Oasis of the vision in the sand. […] Deep-hidden in the hollow, beneath the cliffs, it lay; and round it the happy verdure spread for many a rood. […] Yes, the quest was ended, the Lost Oasis was the Found!
- (figuratively) A quiet, peaceful place or situation separated from surrounding noise or bustle.
- The park was an oasis in the middle of the busy city.
Synonyms
Usage notes
The plural oasises is rare and sometimes proscribed.
Related terms
Translations
well surrounded by fertile region
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quiet or peaceful place
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Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Noun
oasis m or f (plural oasis)
Further reading
- “oasis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Galician
Pronunciation
Noun
oasis m (plural oases)
Indonesian
Etymology
From Late Latin Oasis, from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Demotic wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt (“oasis, cauldron”),
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Pronunciation
Noun
oasis (plural oasis-oasis, first-person possessive oasisku, second-person possessive oasismu, third-person possessive oasisnya)
Synonyms
Further reading
- “oasis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
Noun
oasis
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin Oasis (“name of various oases”), from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Demotic wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt (“oasis, cauldron”),
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Pronunciation
Noun
oasis m (plural oasis)
Further reading
- “oasis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
oasis
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