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Webster 1913 Edition

Ursa

Ur′sa

,
Noun.
[L.
ursa
a she-bear, also, a constellation, fem. of
ursus
a bear. Cf.
Arctic
.]
(Astron.)
Either one of the Bears. See the Phrases below.
Ursa Major
[L.]
,
the Great Bear, one of the most conspicuous of the northern constellations. It is situated near the pole, and contains the stars which form the Dipper, or Charles’s Wain, two of which are the Pointers, or stars which point towards the North Star.
–
Ursa Minor
[L.]
,
the Little Bear, the constellation nearest the north pole. It contains the north star, or polestar, which is situated in the extremity of the tail.

Webster 1828 Edition

Ursa

UR'SA

,
Noun.
[L.] The bear, a constellation, the greater and lesser bear, near the north pole.

Definition 2024

ursa

ursa

See also: ursã

Esperanto

urso ‎(“bear”) +‎ -a

Adjective

ursa ‎(accusative singular ursan, plural ursaj, accusative plural ursajn)

  1. ursine

Related terms

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʊɾˠsˠə]

Noun

ursa f ‎(genitive singular ursan, nominative plural ursanacha)

  1. Alternative form of ursain ‎(“doorjamb”)

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ursa n-ursa hursa t-ursa
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈur.sa/, [ˈʊr.sa]

Noun

ursa f ‎(genitive ursae); first declension (masc. ursus)

  1. a she-bear, female bear
  2. vocative singular of ursa

ursā f

  1. ablative singular of ursa

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative ursa ursae
genitive ursae ursārum
dative ursae ursīs
accusative ursam ursās
ablative ursā ursīs
vocative ursa ursae

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Descendants

References

Portuguese

Noun

ursa f (plural ursas)

  1. feminine equivalent of urso; she-bear

Romansch

Alternative forms

  • (Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) uorsa

Etymology

From Latin ursa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos ‎(“bear”).

Noun

ursa f (plural ursas)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) female bear

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