oase

See also: Oase

Danish

Noun

oase c (singular definite oasen, plural indefinite oaser)

1. oasis

Declension

Declension of oase

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	oase	oasen	oaser	oaserne
genitive	oases	oasens	oasers	oasernes

References

• “oase” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Alternative forms

• oasis (obsolete)

Etymology

19th century, probably from German Oase, which see. Alternatively an independent backformation from the Latin plural oases.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

oase f (plural oasen or oases, diminutive oasetje n)

1. oasis

Descendants

• → Indonesian: oase

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch oase, from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Demotic wḥj, earlier hieroglyphic

wḥꜣt (also meaning “cauldron”). Doublet of oasis and wahah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈasə/
• Rhymes: -sə, -ə
• Hyphenation: o‧a‧sê

Noun

oasê (plural oase-oase, first-person possessive oaseku, second-person possessive oasemu, third-person possessive oasenya)

1. oasis

Synonyms

• wahah
• (land surrounded by water): nusa, pulau

Further reading

• “oase” 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.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Demotic wḥj via Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis).

Noun

oase m (definite singular oasen, indefinite plural oaser, definite plural oasene)

1. an oasis

References

• “oase” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Demotic wḥj via Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis).

Noun

oase m (definite singular oasen, indefinite plural oasar, definite plural oasane)

1. an oasis

References

• “oase” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oˈasə]

Noun

oase

1. plural of os