osos

Forms

osos m or n (feminine singular osoasă, masculine plural osoși, feminine/neuter plural osoase)^[1]

Etymology

It is formed from Romanian os + -os, from os “bone”.^[2][3][4] Ciorănescu thinks it may be a learned formation, and notes that Pușcariu took it directly from Late Latin ossuōsus (“bony”).^[5][6] Cihac, Scriban and Șăineanu also name the Latin word, and Wiktionary gives both explanations.^[7][8][9][1] The Latin adjective is formed on os (“bone”), with the ending of adjectives such as virtuōsus.^[1] Pușcariu compares Italian ossoso, French osseux and Spanish ososo.^[6] Aromanian usos is the Aromanian form, which Pascu derives from the Latin word.^[10][11]

Earliest recorded meaning

Tiktin dates the first record to 1785.^[4] MDA2 dates it to Budai-Deleanu's lexicon of about 1818, and the Lexicon de la Buda of 1825 glosses it with Latin osseus and ossuōsus.^[3][12]

Semantic evolution

The adjective means both “of bone, relating to bones” and “with large, prominent bones”, and by extension “gaunt, thin”.^[2][3] Șincai used it of fruit trees bearing fruit with pips.^[4] Anatomy uses it in sistem osos “skeletal system” and țesut osos “bone tissue”.^[2][13]

Timeline

• 1785 – first record.^[4]
• c. 1818 – osos in Budai-Deleanu's lexicon.^[3]
• 1825 – ososu in the Lexicon de la Buda.^[12]

Meanings

Adjective

1. Of or relating to bones; made of bone; like bone;^[2][3][1] sistem osos, the skeleton.^[2][3][1]
2. With large, prominent bones; bony; by extension gaunt, thin;^[2][3][1] o mână osoasă.^[2][3][1]

Related words

• os
• Aromanian usos
• Late Latin ossuōsus

References

1. ^ a b c d e f g h Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c d e f g DEX (2009), Dicționarul explicativ al limbii române [Explanatory dictionary of the Romanian language], Bucharest: Editura Univers Enciclopedic, p. 755
3. ^ a b c d e f g h Academia Română, Institutul de Lingvistică „Iorgu Iordan – Al. Rosetti” (2010), Micul dicționar academic, 2nd ed., 4 vols., București: Univers Enciclopedic Gold, p. 2, 232
4. ^ a b c d Tiktin, Hariton (2000–2005), Rumänisch-deutsches Wörterbuch, 3rd ed., revised by Paul Miron and Elsa Lüder, 3 vols., Cluj-Napoca: Clusium, p. s.v. osos
5. ^ Ciorănescu, Alexandru (1958–1966), Diccionario etimológico rumano, La Laguna: Universidad de La Laguna (Romanian ed.: Dicționarul etimologic al limbii române, București: Saeculum, 2001), p. s.v. os
6. ^ a b Pușcariu, Sextil (1905), Etymologisches Wörterbuch der rumänischen Sprache I: Lateinisches Element, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, p. 107
7. ^ Cihac, A. de (1870), Dictionnaire d'étymologie daco-romane I: Éléments latins comparés avec les autres langues romanes, Frankfurt am Main, p. 186
8. ^ Scriban, August (1939), Dicționaru limbii românești (etimologii, înțelesuri, exemple, citațiuni, arhaizme, neologizme, provincializme), Iași: Presa Bună, p. 914
9. ^ Șăineanu, Lazăr (1929), Dicționar universal al limbei române, 6th ed., Craiova: Scrisul Românesc, p. 1, 450
10. ^ Pascu, Giorge (1925), Dictionnaire étymologique macédoroumain, 2 vols. (I: Les éléments latins et romans; II: Les éléments grecs, turcs, slaves, albanais, germaniques, magyars, néologismes, créations immédiates, obscurs), Iași: Cultura Națională, p. 1, 137
11. ^ Cunia, Tiberius (2008), Dictsiunar a limbãljei armãneascã, Editsii Timpurarã (after T. Papahagi, Ș. Mihăileanu and I. Dalametra; online at dixionline.net)
12. ^ a b Lesicon românescu-latinescu-ungurescu-nemțescu quare de mai mulți autori, în cursul a trideci și mai multor ani s-au lucrat (1825), Buda: Typographia Universității (the Lexicon of Buda, ed. Petru Maior et al.), p. 472
13. ^ Candrea, I.-A.; Adamescu, Gh. (1926–1931), Dicționarul enciclopedic ilustrat „Cartea Românească”, București: Cartea Românească, p. s.v. osos