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orsu

Pronunciation: /ˈɔr.su/

“orsu” is a Corsican word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. bear

Examples

  • Etimolugia: da u germanicu "bern" (orsu) è "hard" (duru, curaggiosu).
  • U gran papa conta chì u rè di i Goti, chì tandu occupavanu à Roma, dete Cerbone à un orsu.

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Etymology

Inherited from Latin ursus, from Proto-Italic *orsos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos.

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