loza

See also: Loza, loză, loža, loża, lożą, łoza, łozą, łoża, łożą, лоза, and ложа

Esperanto

Etymology

From German lose.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈloza]

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• Rhymes: -oza
• Hyphenation: lo‧za

Adjective

loza (accusative singular lozan, plural lozaj, accusative plural lozajn)

1. (neologism) loose (baggy)
2. (neologism) loose (not packed)

Antonyms

• kompakta
• strikta
• streĉita

Derived terms

• loze (“loosely”)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lozà.

Noun

loza f (Cyrillic spelling лоза)

1. vine
2. stem
3. lineage

Declension

Declension of loza

	singular	plural
nominative	loza	loze
genitive	loze	loza
dative	lozi	lozama
accusative	lozu	loze
vocative	lozo	loze
locative	lozi	lozama
instrumental	lozom	lozama

Further reading

• “loza”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
• “loza”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lozà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔ̀ːza/, /lòːza/

Noun

lóza or lọ́za f

1. forest, woods, grove

   Synonyms: gozd, hosta

2. (dated) vine

   Synonym: trta

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	lóza
gen. sing.	lóze
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	lóza	lózi	lóze
genitive (rodȋlnik)	lóze	lóz	lóz
dative (dajȃlnik)	lózi	lózama	lózam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	lózo	lózi	lóze
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	lózi	lózah	lózah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	lózo	lózama	lózami

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	lọ́za
gen. sing.	lọ́ze
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	lọ́za	lọ́zi	lọ́ze
genitive (rodȋlnik)	lọ́ze	lọ́z	lọ́z
dative (dajȃlnik)	lọ́zi	lọ́zama	lọ́zam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	lọ́zo	lọ́zi	lọ́ze
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	lọ́zi	lọ́zah	lọ́zah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	lọ́zo	lọ́zama	lọ́zami

Synonyms

• (forest): gozd, hosta
• (vine): trta

Derived terms

• lózica f

Further reading

• “loza”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin lautia (“magnificence, splendor”), from lautus (“luxurious, washed”), or alternatively from Latin lutea (“of clay”). Compare Galician louza, Portuguese louça.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈloθa/ [ˈlo.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈlosa/ [ˈlo.sa]
• Rhymes: -oθa
• Rhymes: -osa
• Syllabification: lo‧za

Noun

loza f (plural lozas)

1. earthenware
2. dishes, dishware

   Synonym: vajilla

3. porcelain, china

   Synonym: porcelana

4. ceramic floor tile

   Synonym: baldosa

Further reading

• “loza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10