ossós
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
Adjective
ossós (feminine ossosa, masculine plural ossosos, feminine plural ossoses)
References
- “ossós”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “ossós”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “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.