kosť

See also: kost, Kost, köst, køst, and košt

Old Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kostь, from Proto-Indo-European *kost-.

Noun

kosť f

  1. bone

Descendants

  • Pannonian Rusyn: косц (kosc)
  • Slovak: kosť

Further reading

  • Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “kosť”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak kosť, from Proto-Slavic *kostь, from Proto-Indo-European *kost-, compare *h₃ost-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɔsc]

Noun

kosť f (genitive singular kosti, nominative plural kosti, genitive plural kostí, declension pattern of kosť, related adjective kosťový)

  1. bone
    kosť a kožaskin and bones (lit. bone and skin)
  2. (colloquial) girl, woman

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • kosť”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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