orso

See also: orsó and or so

Italian

Etymology

From Latin ursus, from Proto-Italic *orssos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos (“bear”), whence also Greek ἄρκτος (árktos) (arktos).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈor.so/
  • Rhymes: -orso
  • Stress: órso
  • Hyphenation: or‧so

Noun

orso m (plural orsi) Feminine: orsa

  1. bear (Ursus arctos)
    Synonyms: brown bear, bruin
    Synonym: orso bruno

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Latin

Participle

ōrsō

  1. dative masculine singular of ōrsus
  2. dative neuter singular of ōrsus
  3. ablative masculine singular of ōrsus
  4. ablative neuter singular of ōrsus
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