osa

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • part fraction of a whole
  • part distinct element of something larger
  • part with an ordinal number as modifier, used to create nouns meaning "nth part", works with numbers from three upwards, in calculus from two, see m
  • part unit of relative proportion in a mixture
  • part section of a document
  • part position or role, especially in a play
  • piece part of a larger whole
  • proportion, section quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number
  • partition, portion, division separated part of anything
  • bit, part individual contribution toward an overall effort
  • (sports) bit fraction of a second
  • lot, portion part, or fate, that falls to one without planning
  • share portion of something, especially a portion given or allotted to someone
  • volume, tome single book of a publication issued in multi-book format
  • episode, installment part of a published or broadcast serial
  • (music) movement large division of a larger composition
  • (as) partial

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *osa inherited from *onća derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hónćos, *Hánćas derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ónḱos.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₁ónḱos

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