kość

See also: kósć and kòsc

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish kość, from Proto-Slavic *kostь, from Proto-Indo-European *kost-, compare *h₃ost-. Compare English coast and costa (riblike structure).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔɕt͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔɕt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: kość

Noun

kość f (diminutive kostka)

  1. bone
    Synonym: gnat
  2. (computing) chip
  3. (in the plural) dice

Declension

Derived terms

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Further reading

  • kość in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kość in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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