[ˈo.a.sɪs], [ˈɔː.a.s̬is]
OrigoFrom Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Demotic Egyptian wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt (“Oasis, cauldron”) G43-V28-G1-X1:N25 Compare Sahidic Coptic ⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ (ouahe) and Arabic وَاحَة (wāḥa).
- declension-3, feminine, singularThe Great Oasis of Thebes, a string of oases in the Libyan Desert where the Roman Empire would send its criminals, the location of the modern Dakhla Oasis and Kharga Oasis
FormaeOasis(genitive) · Oasis(nominative, singular) · Oasis(genitive, singular) · Oasī(dative, singular) · Oasem(accusative, singular) · Oase(ablative, singular) · Oasis(singular, vocative)
Fons: Vicitionarium