ozca

Galician

Alternative forms

  • ozco, osca, oscra, osquia

Etymology

From Gaulish *osca (notch),[1] from Proto-Celtic.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /ˈɔθka/ [ˈɔθ.kɐ]
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /ˈɔska/ [ˈɔs.kɐ]

 
  • Rhymes: -ɔθka
  • Rhymes: -ɔska

Noun

ozca f (plural ozcas)

  1. spiral notch in the spindle
  2. slit, cleft
  3. gorge, pass, defile

References

  1. ^ Grzega, Joachim (2001) Romania Gallica Cisalpina etymologisch-geolinguistische Studien zu den oberitalienisch-rätoromanischen Keltizismen[1], Tübingen: M. Niemeyer, →ISBN, retrieved 26 August 2015, page 217. – via De Gruyter.