Ossetic

[ o-set-ik ]

adjective

1. Ossetian.

noun

1. the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Ossets.

Ossetic

/ ɒˈsiːʃən; ɒˈsɛtɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to Ossetia, its people, or their language

noun

1. the language of the Ossets, belonging to the East Iranian branch of the Indo-European family

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ossetic¹

First recorded in 1920–25; Osset + -ic

Example Sentences

No man believed all this more than the present writer until the appearance of Rosen's sketch of the Irôn (Ossetic) grammar.

From Project Gutenberg

Now this is what we shall find in America—large areas, like the Turk, in contact with small ones, like the Ossetic.

From Project Gutenberg