orso

See also: orsó and or so

Italian

Etymology

From Latin ursus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos (“bear”), whence also Greek ἄρκτος (árktos) (arktos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈor.so/, [ˈor.so]
• Rhymes: -orso
• Stress: órso
• Hyphenation: or‧so

Noun

orso m (plural orsi) Feminine: orsa

1. bear

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

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Latin

Participle

ōrsō

1. dative masculine singular of ōrsus
2. dative neuter singular of ōrsus
3. ablative masculine singular of ōrsus
4. ablative neuter singular of ōrsus