oaza

See also: oáza, oazą, and oază

See also: oazą

Polish

Etymology

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Egyptian wḥꜣtbor.

Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis)bor.

German Oasebor.

Polish oaza

Borrowed from German Oase.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔˈa.za/

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• Rhymes: -aza
• Syllabification: o‧a‧za

Noun

oaza f (related adjective oazowy)

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)

   Synonym: enklawa

3. (figuratively) oasis (place or situation of fruitfulness or abundance separated from surrounding barrenness or scarcity)
4. (religion) church club (church organization that brings together Catholic youth to deepen their faith and spend time together)

   Alternative form: Oaza

5. (religion) church camp (holiday camp where young people rest and pray under the watch of a priest)

Declension

Declension of oaza

	singular	plural
nominative	oaza	oazy
genitive	oazy	oaz
dative	oazie	oazom
accusative	oazę	oazy
instrumental	oazą	oazami
locative	oazie	oazach
vocative	oazo	oazy

Derived terms

nouns

• oazowicz
• oazowiczka

Further reading

• oaza in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• oaza in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Latin oasis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oǎːza/

Noun

oáza f (Cyrillic spelling оа́за)

1. oasis

Declension

Declension of oaza

	singular	plural
nominative	oaza	oaze
genitive	oaze	oaza
dative	oazi	oazama
accusative	oazu	oaze
vocative	oazo	oaze
locative	oazi	oazama
instrumental	oazom	oazama

Slovene

Noun

oaza f

1. oasis

Further reading

• “oaza”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025