Standard Lemma guide

Ossetian

adj · name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ɒˈsɛt.i.ən/
  • UK: /ɒˈsɛt.jən/
  • UK: /ɒˈsi(ː).ʃən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ɑˈsɛt.i.ən/
  • US: /ɑˈsɛt.jən/
  • US: /ɑˈsi.ʃən/
  • CMU ARPABET: AA2 S EH1 SH Y IH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: AA2 S IY1 SH Y IH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to Ossetia or Ossetians.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Ossetic, Ossetish

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

The Eastern Iranian language spoken by these people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A member of the Iranian people inhabiting Ossetia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Ossetia + -an.

Across languages

Translations

111 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: օսական (ōsakan) — pertaining to Ossetia
  • Armenian: օսեթական (ōsetʻakan) — pertaining to Ossetia
  • Catalan: osseta — pertaining to Ossetia
  • Catalan: osset — pertaining to Ossetia
  • Chechen: хӏирийн (hiriı̇n) — pertaining to Ossetia
  • Czech: osetský — pertaining to Ossetia
  • Czech: osetinský — pertaining to Ossetia
  • Danish: osseter — pertaining to Ossetia
  • Danish: ossetier — pertaining to Ossetia
  • Finnish: ossetialainen — pertaining to Ossetia
  • Finnish: osseetti- — pertaining to Ossetia
  • French: ossète — pertaining to Ossetia
  • Georgian: ოსური (osuri) — pertaining to Ossetia
  • Georgian: ოსეთის (osetis) — pertaining to Ossetia
  • German: ossetisch — pertaining to Ossetia
  • Hungarian: oszét — pertaining to Ossetia
  • Irish: Oiséatach — pertaining to Ossetia
  • Italian: osseto — pertaining to Ossetia
  • Italian: osseta — pertaining to Ossetia
  • Northern Kurdish: osetî — pertaining to Ossetia
  • Occitan: ossèt — pertaining to Ossetia
  • Ossetian: ирыстоны (irystony) — pertaining to Ossetia
  • Ossetian: ирон (iron) — pertaining to Ossetia
  • Persian: اوستیایی (osetiyâyi) — pertaining to Ossetia
  • Polish: osetyjski — pertaining to Ossetia
  • Portuguese: osseta — pertaining to Ossetia
  • Russian: осети́нский (osetínskij) — pertaining to Ossetia
  • Sarikoli: Osseti ziv — pertaining to Ossetia
  • Spanish: osetio — pertaining to Ossetia
  • Swedish: ossetisk — pertaining to Ossetia
  • Armenian: օսերեն (ōseren) — language
  • Armenian: օսեթերեն (ōsetʻeren) — language
  • Bartangi: Оссети зив (Ōssēti ziv) — language
  • Catalan: osseta — language
  • Catalan: osset — language
  • Chechen: хӏирийн (hiriı̇n) — language
  • Chechen: хӏирийн мотт (hiriı̇n mott) — language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 奧賽梯語 /奥赛梯语 (Àosàitī yǔ) — language
  • Czech: osetština — language
  • Danish: ossetisk — language
  • Dutch: Ossetisch — language
  • Finnish: osseetti — language
  • French: ossète — language
  • Georgian: ოსური (osuri) — language
  • Georgian: ოსური ენა (osuri ena) — language
  • German: Ossetisch — language
  • Greek: οσσετικά (ossetiká) — language
  • Hungarian: oszét — language
  • Irish: Oiséitis — language
  • Italian: osseto — language
  • Japanese: オセチア語 (Osechia go) — language
  • Northern Kurdish: osetî — language
  • Ossetian: ирон (iron) — language
  • Ossetian: ирон ӕвзаг (iron ævzag) — language
  • Ossetian: иронау (ironaw) — language
  • Persian: آسی (âsi) — language
  • Persian: اوستی (oseti) — language
  • Polish: osetyjski — language
  • Portuguese: osseto — language
  • Russian: осети́нский (osetínskij) — language
  • Shughni: Оссети зив (Ōssēti ziv) — language
  • Shughni: Ирони зив (Irōni ziv) — language
  • Spanish: osetio — language
  • Spanish: oseta — language
  • Swedish: ossetiska — language
  • Yaghnobi: Оссетӣ зивок (Osseti zivok) — language
  • Yaghnobi: Иронӣ зивок (Ironi zivok) — language
  • Zazaki: Osetki (diq) — language
  • Armenian: օս (ōs) — member of the people
  • Armenian: օսեթ (ōsetʻ) — member of the people
  • Catalan: osseta — member of the people
  • Catalan: osset — member of the people
  • Chechen: хӏири (hiri) — member of the people
  • Chinese Mandarin: 奧賽梯人 /奥赛梯人 (Àosàitī rén) — member of the people
  • East Circassian: ӏэсетинхэ (ʼɛsetinxɛ) — member of the people
  • East Circassian: къущхьэ (qwuśḥɛ) — member of the people
  • East Circassian: аланхэ (alanxɛ) — member of the people
  • Czech: Oset — member of the people
  • Czech: Osetinec — member of the people
  • Danish: ossetisk — member of the people
  • Esperanto: osetiano — member of the people
  • Esperanto: osetianino — member of the people
  • Finnish: osseetti — member of the people
  • French: Ossète — member of the people
  • French: Ossétien — member of the people
  • French: Ossétienne — member of the people
  • Georgian: ოსი (osi) — member of the people
  • German: Ossete — member of the people
  • German: Ossetin — member of the people
  • Hungarian: oszét — member of the people
  • Ingush: хӏирий (hirii) — member of the people
  • Irish: Oiséatach — member of the people
  • Italian: osseto — member of the people
  • Italian: osseta — member of the people
  • Japanese: オセチア人 (Osechia jin) — member of the people
  • Karachay-Balkar: тегей (tegey) — member of the people
  • Karachay-Balkar: дюгер (düger) — member of the people
  • Nogai: осетин (osetin) — member of the people
  • Nogai: дугыр (dugır) — member of the people
  • Ossetian: ир (ir) — member of the people
  • Ossetian: ирӕттӕ (irættæ) — member of the people
  • Ossetian: дигорӕ (digoræ) — member of the people
  • Ossetian: дигорӕнттӕ (digorænttæ) — member of the people
  • Persian: آسی (âsi) — member of the people
  • Polish: Osetyjczyk — member of the people
  • Polish: Osetyjka — member of the people
  • Portuguese: osseta — member of the people
  • Russian: осети́н (osetín) — member of the people
  • Russian: осети́нка (osetínka) — member of the people
  • Spanish: osetio — member of the people
  • Swedish: osset — member of the people