glōssa

Latin

FWOTD – 29 November 2015

Alternative forms

• glōsa
• gloss. (abbreviation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡloːs.sa/, [ˈɡɫ̪oːs̠ːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlos.sa/, [ˈɡlɔsːä]

Noun

glōssa f (genitive glōssae); first declension

1. an obsolete, foreign, rare, or otherwise difficult term that requires explanation [ quotations ▼]

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[ synonym ▲]

1. Synonym: glossēma

1. 1. (Late Latin) an explanation or interpretation of such a word [ synonym ▲]

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      Synonym: interpretātiō

   2. (Medieval Latin) an explanation added to a passage of text, a gloss
2. (in the plural, as glossae) a term applied to collections of such words with explanations, a glossary [ synonyms ▲]

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   Synonyms: glossārium, glossātūra, glossēmata

1. 1. (Medieval Latin) a series of glosses assembled into a commentary
2. (Medieval Latin) a language, dialect, or peculiar idiom [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: idiōma, lingua

3. (Medieval Latin) an image or example (of a thing) [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: exemplum, imāgō

Usage notes

• This word is written in untransliterated Greek in some Classical sources.

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	glōssa	glōssae
Genitive	glōssae	glōssārum
Dative	glōssae	glōssīs
Accusative	glōssam	glōssās
Ablative	glōssā	glōssīs
Vocative	glōssa	glōssae