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CATALAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

os.

bone

2 characters1 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈo̞s]Northern[ˈɔs]Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia

  1. bone

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Catalan os, from Latin ossum, non-standard variant of os.

noun[ˈus]Northern[ˈos]Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia

  1. bear (mammal)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos Proto-Italic *orsos Latin ursus Catalan os Inherited from Latin ursus, from Proto-Italic *orsos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos. Compare French ours, Occitan ors, Spanish oso.

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