Osseticn.adj.

Brit.

/ɒˈsɛtɪk/,

/ɒˈsiːtɪk/, U.S.

/ɑˈsidɪk/,

/ɑˈsɛdɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Ossete n., -ic suffix.

Etymology: < Ossete n. + -ic suffix. Compare French ossetique the Ossetic language (1773 as osétique ). Compare earlier Ossete n. and adj., Ossetian n. and adj., Ossetin adj. and n. Compare also Ossetan adj. and n.

A. n.

The North-east Iranian language spoken in Ossetia; = Ossetian n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Iranian > west Scythian

Scythian1668

Ossetic1841

1841 R. G. Latham Eng. Lang. i. i. 3 The Ossetic, a language spoken by an insulated tribe of Mount Caucasus, and a supposed remnant of the Ancient Median, is Indo-European.

1874 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 3 165 Sirh in Persian, and probably also in Ossetic, is a coat of mail.

1925 P. Radin tr. J. Vendryes Language ii. 38 This phenomenon [sc. sound-shifting] is found in other languages besides the Germanic: in Armenian, for example, and in Ossetic.

1964 R. H. Robins Gen. Linguistics viii. 328 Georgian, Armenian, and Ossetic, languages spoken in contiguous regions, but belonging to different families, Armenian and Ossetic being I-E languages, and Georgian one of the members of the Caucasian family.

1987 Dictionaries 9 6 For a language like Ossetic, I find the explanation acceptable.

B. adj.

Of or relating to Ossetia or its language; = Ossetian adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of the Caucasus > [adjective]

Circassian1638

Alan1705

Lezgin1780

Abkhaz1788

Mingrelian1788

Ossetin1788

Abaza1823

Lezgi1828

Ainua1837

Adyghe1847

Ossetic1850

Ossetian1854

Svanetian1854

Abkhazian1856

Avarian1875

Ossete1884

Ossetan1892

Kabardian1902

Gurian1932

1850 R. G. Latham Nat. Hist. Varieties Man 116 No man believed all this more than the present writer until the appearance of Rosen's sketch of the Irôn (Ossetic) grammar.

1910 Encycl. Brit. V. 552/2 The Mamison Pass, over which runs the Ossetic military road (made passable for vehicles in 1889)..lies at an altitude of 9270 ft.

1953 R. G. Kent Old Persian (ed. 2) 7 The Ossetic dialects, in the general region of the Caucasus; derived from the Scythian of Southern Russia.

1987 Dictionaries 9 6 Both the Russian and the Ossetic words can have a broader meaning.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ossetic
释义	Osseticn.adj. Brit. /ɒˈsɛtɪk/, /ɒˈsiːtɪk/, U.S. /ɑˈsidɪk/, /ɑˈsɛdɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Ossete n., -ic suffix. Etymology: < Ossete n. + -ic suffix. Compare French ossetique the Ossetic language (1773 as osétique ). Compare earlier Ossete n. and adj., Ossetian n. and adj., Ossetin adj. and n. Compare also Ossetan adj. and n. A. n. The North-east Iranian language spoken in Ossetia; = Ossetian n. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Iranian > west Scythian Scythian1668 Ossetic1841 1841 R. G. Latham Eng. Lang. i. i. 3 The Ossetic, a language spoken by an insulated tribe of Mount Caucasus, and a supposed remnant of the Ancient Median, is Indo-European. 1874 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 3 165 Sirh in Persian, and probably also in Ossetic, is a coat of mail. 1925 P. Radin tr. J. Vendryes Language ii. 38 This phenomenon [sc. sound-shifting] is found in other languages besides the Germanic: in Armenian, for example, and in Ossetic. 1964 R. H. Robins Gen. Linguistics viii. 328 Georgian, Armenian, and Ossetic, languages spoken in contiguous regions, but belonging to different families, Armenian and Ossetic being I-E languages, and Georgian one of the members of the Caucasian family. 1987 Dictionaries 9 6 For a language like Ossetic, I find the explanation acceptable. B. adj. Of or relating to Ossetia or its language; = Ossetian adj. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of the Caucasus > [adjective] Circassian1638 Alan1705 Lezgin1780 Abkhaz1788 Mingrelian1788 Ossetin1788 Abaza1823 Lezgi1828 Ainua1837 Adyghe1847 Ossetic1850 Ossetian1854 Svanetian1854 Abkhazian1856 Avarian1875 Ossete1884 Ossetan1892 Kabardian1902 Gurian1932 1850 R. G. Latham Nat. Hist. Varieties Man 116 No man believed all this more than the present writer until the appearance of Rosen's sketch of the Irôn (Ossetic) grammar. 1910 Encycl. Brit. V. 552/2 The Mamison Pass, over which runs the Ossetic military road (made passable for vehicles in 1889)..lies at an altitude of 9270 ft. 1953 R. G. Kent Old Persian (ed. 2) 7 The Ossetic dialects, in the general region of the Caucasus; derived from the Scythian of Southern Russia. 1987 Dictionaries 9 6 Both the Russian and the Ossetic words can have a broader meaning. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1841
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