hosae

Latin

Alternative forms

• hossae, hosi, hucia

Etymology

Already attested by Isidore of Seville in the 6th century. Hence, either borrowed from Frankish *hosa (“covering, specifically a covering for the legs”) or from another Germanic language.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈhal.la/, [ˈhälːʲä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈal.la/, [ˈälːä]

Noun

hosae f pl (genitive hosārum); first declension

1. (Late Latin, Medieval Latin, plural only) pants, trousers
2. (Late Latin, Medieval Latin, plural only, military) armour that protects the leg, gaiters, greaves

Declension

First-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	hosae
Genitive	hosārum
Dative	hosīs
Accusative	hosās
Ablative	hosīs
Vocative	hosae

Descendants

• Italian: uosa
• Old French: huese, hose, house
  • Middle French: heuse
  • → Middle English: house, houce
  • ⇒ Old French: housel, huesel
    • Middle French: houseau, houseaul, housel
      • French: houseau
        • → English: huseau
• Old Galician-Portuguese: osa
  • Galician: osa
  • Portuguese: osa
• Old Spanish: huesa