LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininethird declension

Oasis

Oasis f sg (genitive Oasis)
Classical[ˈo.a.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔː.a.s̬is]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularThe Great Oasis of Thebes, a string of oases in the Libyan Desert where the Roman Empire would send its criminals, the location of the modern Dakhla Oasis and Kharga Oasis

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeOasis—
genitiveOasis—
dativeOasī—
accusativeOasem—
ablativeOase—
vocativeOasis—

Ŏăsis, is, f., = Ὄασις [orig. a Coptic word],
I. an inhabited spot, a fertile piece of land in the Libyan desert, an oasis; esp. the great oasis in Upper Egypt, to which criminals were banished by the emperors, Cod. Just. 9, 47, 26; Dig. 48, 22, 7, § 5.— Hence,
A. ŏăsēnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Oasis: Oasena deportatio, Cod. Th. 9, 32.—
B. ŏăsītes, ae, m., adj., of or belonging to Oasis, Oasite: Oasitae nomi, Plin. 5, 9, 9, § 50.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Demotic Egyptian wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt (“Oasis, cauldron”) G43-V28-G1-X1:N25 Compare Sahidic Coptic ⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ (ouahe) and Arabic وَاحَة (wāḥa).

Elsewhere
  • Englishoasis
  • Catalanoasi
  • Frenchoasisfrom Middle French oasis
  • GermanOase
  • Italianoasi
  • Portugueseoásis
  • Romanianoază
  • Spanishoasis
  • Armenianօազիս
  • Asturianoasis
Serbo-Croatian
  • Cyrillic scriptоаза
  • Latin scriptoaza

Quick answers

What does Oasis mean in Latin?
Oasis, a proper noun, means “The Great Oasis of Thebes, a string of oases in the Libyan Desert where the Roman Empire would send its criminals, the location of the modern Dakhla Oasis and Kharga Oasis”.
What is the genitive of Oasis?
The genitive singular is Oasis. Oasis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Oasis?
In classical Latin, [ˈo.a.sɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɔː.a.s̬is].