oasis

Etymology

From Late Latin Oasis, from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Demotic wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt (“oasis, cauldron”),

Compare Sahidic Coptic ⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ (ouahe) and Arabic وَاحَة‎ (wāḥa).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /əʊˈeɪsɪs/, /əʊˈeɪsəs/
• (US) enPR: ō-ā'sĭs, ō-ā'səs, IPA^(key): /oʊˈeɪsɪs/, /oʊˈeɪsəs/

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• Rhymes: -eɪsɪs, -eɪsəs

Noun

oasis (plural oases)

1. A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert.
   • 1892, James Yoxall, chapter 7, in The Lonely Pyramid:

     It was the Lost Oasis, the Oasis of the vision in the sand. […] Deep-hidden in the hollow, beneath the cliffs, it lay; and round it the happy verdure spread for many a rood. […] Yes, the quest was ended, the Lost Oasis was the Found!

2. A quiet, peaceful place or situation separated from surrounding noise or bustle.

   The park was an oasis in the middle of the busy city.

Anagrams

• ossia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.a.zi/

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Noun

oasis m, f (plural oasis)

1. oasis

Further reading

• “oasis” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• osais

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.ˈa.sis/

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Noun

oasis m (plural oases)

1. oasis (spring of fresh water in a desert)
2. oasis (quiet, peaceful place)

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈoɑ̯siːs/

Noun

oasis

1. locative singular of oassi

Etymology

From Late Latin Oasis, from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Demotic wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt (“oasis, cauldron”),

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈasis/

Noun

oasis m (plural oasis)

1. oasis