noun · femininefirst declension
hosae
hosae f pl (genitive hosārum)
Meaning
- Late Latinfemininepluralplural onlypants, trousers
- Late Latinfemininepluralplural onlyarmour that protects the leg, gaiters, greaves
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | hosae |
| genitive | — | hosārum |
| dative | — | hosīs |
| accusative | — | hosās |
| ablative | — | hosīs |
| vocative | — | hosae |
Origins
Borrowed either from Frankish *hosā (“covering for the legs”) or from another Germanic language. Already attested by Isidore of Seville in the sixth century.
Descendants
- Italianuosa
- Frenchhouseaufrom Old French huese
- Englishhuseaufrom Old French huese
- Portugueseosafrom Old Galician-Portuguese osa
- Middle Frenchheusefrom Old French huese
- Middle Englishhousefrom Old French huese
- Middle Englishhoucefrom Old French huese
- Galicianosafrom Old Galician-Portuguese osa
- Old Spanishhuesa