Oase

See also: oase

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

18th century, from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Egyptian wḥꜣt. The singular in -e (19th c.) is a backformation from the plural Oasen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /oˈaːzə/, [ʔoˈaː.zə], [ʔoˈʔaː.zə]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːzə

Noun

Oase f (genitive Oase, plural Oasen)

  1. oasis

Declension
Declension of Oase [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Oase die Oasen
genitive einer der Oase der Oasen
dative einer der Oase den Oasen
accusative eine die Oase die Oasen

Further reading
  • “Oase” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Oase” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Oase” in Duden online
  • Oase on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Latin

Proper noun

Oase

  1. ablative singular of Oasis
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