Osiris

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Osiris

/əʊˈsaɪ.ɹɪs/ UK
/oʊˈsaɪ.ɹɪs/ Canada, US
/əʉˈsɑɪ.ɹɪs/ Australia
/ɐʉˈsaɪ.ɹəs/ New Zealand
/oˈsaɪ.ɹɪs/ Scotland
/oːˈsaj.ɾis/ India

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin Osīris, derived from Ancient Greek Ὄσῑρῐς (Ósīrĭs), derived from Egyptian wsjr.

proper noun

Egyptian The Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld.
An exoplanet in the Pegasus constellation, HD 209458 b.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: horus, ptah, isis, apis, anubis, orcus, osirism, hades, pluto, sobek, atef, ammit, underworld, ades, apophis, khepri

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name Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld

Español	Osiris
한국어	오시리스 Osiriseu
日本語	オシリス Oshirisu
中文	俄西里斯 Éxīlǐsī, 歐西里斯 /欧西里斯 Ōuxīlǐsī
Português	Osíris
Français	Osiris
Deutsch	Osiris
Ελληνικά	Όσιρις Ósiris
Русский	Оси́рис Osíris
العربية	أوزيريس

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"Osiris." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/osiris. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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Chicago

"Osiris." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/osiris.

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@misc{osiris_2026,
  title = {Osiris},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/osiris},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}