ospa

See also: ospą

Catalan

Pronunciation

Interjection

ospa

  1. euphemistic form of hòstia (“jeez”)

See also

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

ospa m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of osp

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

ospa f

  1. definite singular of osp

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *osъpa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔs.pa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔspa
  • Syllabification: os‧pa

Noun

ospa f (related adjective ospowy)

  1. pox, varicella (disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pockmarks)
  2. chicken pox, varicella (highly contagious airborne disease caused by initial infection with varicella zoster virus, typically causing a skin rash that forms small itchy blisters)
    Synonyms: ospa wietrzna, wiatrówka, wietrzyca
  3. (dated) smallpox (acute, highly infectious, often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae)
    Synonyms: czarna ospa, ospa prawdziwa
  4. sheeppox (highly contagious disease of sheep caused by a poxvirus)
  5. goatpox (viral disease of goats, resembling sheeppox)
  6. cowpox (pustular, eruptive skin disease of cattle caused by an Orthopoxvirus, with lesions occurring principally on the udder and teats)
    Synonym: ospa krowia
  7. horsepox (disease of horses caused by an orthopoxvirus)
  8. bran fodder
  9. (historical) alternative form of osep

Declension

Declension of ospa
singular plural
nominative ospa ospy
genitive ospy osp
dative ospie ospom
accusative ospę ospy
instrumental ospą ospami
locative ospie ospach
vocative ospo ospy

Derived terms

adjectives
nouns

Further reading

  • ospa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ospa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • ospa in PWN's encyclopedia
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