ospa

See also: ospą

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɔs.pə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈɔs.pa]

Interjection

ospa

1. Euphemistic form of hòstia (“jeez”).

See also

• òndia

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• ospen

Noun

ospa m or f

1. definite feminine singular of osp

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

ospa f

1. definite singular of osp

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *osъpa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔs.pa/

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• Rhymes: -ɔspa
• Syllabification: os‧pa

Noun

ospa f (related adjective ospowy)

1. pox, varicella (disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pockmarks)
2. chicken pox, varicella (highly contagious airborne disease caused by initial infection with varicella zoster virus, typically causing a skin rash that forms small itchy blisters)

   Synonyms: ospa wietrzna, wiatrówka, wietrzyca

3. (dated) smallpox (acute, highly infectious, often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae)

   Synonyms: czarna ospa, ospa prawdziwa

4. sheeppox (highly contagious disease of sheep caused by a poxvirus)
5. goatpox (viral disease of goats, resembling sheeppox)
6. cowpox (pustular, eruptive skin disease of cattle caused by an Orthopoxvirus, with lesions occurring principally on the udder and teats)

   Synonym: ospa krowia

7. horsepox (disease of horses caused by an orthopoxvirus)
8. bran fodder
9. (historical) Alternative form of osep

Declension

Declension of ospa

	singular	plural
nominative	ospa	ospy
genitive	ospy	osp
dative	ospie	ospom
accusative	ospę	ospy
instrumental	ospą	ospami
locative	ospie	ospach
vocative	ospo	ospy

Derived terms

adjectives

• ospowaty

 

nouns

• czarna ospa
• ospa krowia
• ospa prawdziwa
• ospa wietrzna

 

Further reading

• ospa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ospa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• ospa in PWN's encyclopedia