unsa
Irish (Donegal)
noun
Definitions
- ounce 1/16 of an avoirdupois pound, 28.3495 g
Etymology
Derived from Middle French once derived from Latin uncia (twelfth part, ounce, one-twelfth part, 1 12 part, inch, a twelth, a twelfth part).
Origin
Latin
uncia
Gloss
twelfth part, ounce, one-twelfth part, 1 12 part, inch, a twelth, a twelfth part
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ounce English
- unce English
- uncial English
- deunx Latin
- quincunx Latin
- septunx Latin
- sescuncia Latin
- teruncius Latin
- uncia Latin
- oncia Italian
- once French
- ouguiya French
- onza Spanish, Castilian
- οὐγγία Ancient Greek
- ynce Old English
- ynċe Old English
- ounce Middle English
- أونصة Arabic
- once Old French
- únsa Icelandic
- ungae Old Irish
- onche Norman
- once Middle French
- 𐌿𐌽𐌺𐌾𐌰 Gothic
- once Friulian