osca

See also: Osca, oscă, ośca, and Òsca

Catalan

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɔs.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈɔs.ka]

Noun

osca f (plural osques)

1. notch, nick

   Synonym: mossa

2. keyway, keyseat

Derived terms

• oscar

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɔs.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈos.ka]

Adjective

osca

1. feminine singular of osc

Noun

osca f (plural osques)

1. female equivalent of osc

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɔs.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈɔs.ka]

Verb

osca

1. inflection of oscar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “osca” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Alternative forms

• oscra, osquia, ozca

Etymology

From Gaulish *osca (“notch”), from Proto-Celtic. Cognate with Asturian güezca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔska̝/

Noun

osca f (plural oscas)

1. spiral notch in the spindle

   Synonyms: maínzo, rosca

2. slit, cleft

References

• “osca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “osquia” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “ozca” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “ozca” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.ska/
• Rhymes: -ɔska
• Hyphenation: ò‧sca

Adjective

osca

1. feminine singular of osco

Anagrams

• Cosa, caos, caso, cosa, cosà

Spanish

Adjective

osca

1. feminine singular of osco