ossós

See also: ossos and óssos

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin ossuōsus, an adjective based on Latin os (“bone”). By surface analysis, os +‎ -ós (for /-s-/, cf. the plural ossos 'bones').

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [uˈsos]

IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [oˈsos]
Rhymes: -os

Adjective

ossós (feminine ossosa, masculine plural ossosos, feminine plural ossoses)

osseous; bony
Synonym: ossi

References

“ossós” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“ossós”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“ossós” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“ossós” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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