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rosa.

rose; (also as term of endearment); rose bush; rose oil;

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈrɔ.sa]Classical-Latin[ˈrɔː.s̬a][ˈrɔ.saː]Classical-Latin[ˈrɔː.s̬a]
  1. rose (plant of the genus Rosa or its flower)

    declension-1 · feminine
  2. dear, rose, sweetheart, love (word of endearment)

    declension-1 · feminine
    mea rosa
Where this word comes from

Probably derived from a variant of Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon), but some of the details remain mysterious. Possibly via another Italic language like Oscan, or alternatively via the Aeolic version of ῥοδέᾱ (rhodéā, “rose-bush”) which would have been *ῥοζά (*rhozá).

noun[ˈrɔ.sa]Classical-Latin[ˈrɔː.s̬a][ˈrɔ.saː]Classical-Latin[ˈrɔː.s̬a]
  1. ablative singular of rosa

    ablative · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

Probably derived from a variant of Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon), but some of the details remain mysterious. Possibly via another Italic language like Oscan, or alternatively via the Aeolic version of ῥοδέᾱ (rhodéā, “rose-bush”) which would have been *ῥοζά (*rhozá).

verb[ˈroː.sa]Classical-Latin[ˈrɔː.s̬a][ˈroː.saː]Classical-Latin[ˈrɔː.s̬a]
  1. inflection of rōsus: nominative/vocative feminine singular

    feminine · form-of · nominative · participle · singular · vocative
  2. inflection of rōsus: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · participle · plural · vocative
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verb[ˈroː.sa]Classical-Latin[ˈrɔː.s̬a][ˈroː.saː]Classical-Latin[ˈrɔː.s̬a]
  1. ablative feminine singular of rōsus

    ablative · feminine · form-of · participle · singular
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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