óssa

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈo.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈo.sa]

Noun

óssa f (plural ósses, masculine ós)

1. Pre-2016 spelling of ossa (“female bear, she-bear”).

Usage notes

• The spelling óssa was deprecated in the 2016 spelling reform. The old spelling can still be used for metalinguistic transcriptions, or when the intended meaning is not clear from the context. See Appendix:Catalan orthography.