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osa.

part (fraction of a whole)

3 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈosɑ/[ˈo̞s̠ɑ̝]

  1. part (fraction of a whole)

    suurimmaksi osaksi
    suurin osa

  2. part (distinct element of something larger); piece (one of many very similar or identical elements)

    varaosa
    yksi osa tästä palapelistä puuttuu

  3. one/a -th, one/a third, one/a fourth, etc. (used to express fractions by means of an ordinal number as the modifier; see usage notes)

    kolmasosa
    kaksi kolmasosaa

  4. part (unit of relative proportion in a mixture)

    kolme osaa giniä ja yksi osa vermuttia

  5. part (section of a document)

  6. role, part (position or role in a play, film, etc.)

    sivuosa

  7. part (part of a larger whole); piece (when removable)

    Olen osa ihmiskuntaa.
    Haluan tämän osan.

  8. proportion, section, part (quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number)

    En tarkoita kaikkia ystäviäsi - vain pientä osaa heistä.

  9. partition, portion, division (separated part of anything)

  10. bit, part (individual contribution toward an overall effort)

    Olen tehnyt osani.

  11. bit (fraction of a second)

    in-plural
    Hänen aikansa oli 47 sekuntia ja osia.

  12. lot, portion (part, or fate, that falls to one without planning)

  13. share (portion of something, especially a portion given or allotted to someone)

  14. volume, tome (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format)

    tietosanakirjan kolmas osa

  15. episode, installment (part of a published or broadcast serial)

    Tämä jatkokertomus muuttuu mielenkiintoisemmaksi osa osalta.

  16. movement (large division of a larger composition)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *osa (compare Estonian osa), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ońća (compare Northern Sami oažži and possibly Hungarian ágyék), borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hónćos (later *Hánćas, compare Sanskrit अंश (aṃśa)).

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