кость

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Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kostь, from Proto-Indo-European *kost-, compare *h₃ost-.

Noun

кость (kostĭf

  1. bone

Declension

Declension of кость (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative кость
kostĭ
кости
kosti
кости
kosti
genitive кости
kosti
костью, костию
kostĭju, kostiju
костьи, костии
kostĭi, kostii
dative кости
kosti
костьма
kostĭma
костьмъ
kostĭmŭ
accusative кость
kostĭ
кости
kosti
кости
kosti
instrumental костьѭ, костиѭ
kostĭjǫ, kostijǫ
костьма
kostĭma
костьми
kostĭmi
locative кости
kosti
костью, костию
kostĭju, kostiju
костьхъ
kostĭxŭ
vocative кости
kosti
кости
kosti
костьѥ, костиѥ
kostĭje, kostije

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kȍstь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔstɪ//ˈkɔstʲɪ//ˈkɔːstʲ/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈkɔstɪ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈkɔstʲɪ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːstʲ/

  • Hyphenation: ко‧сть

Noun

кость (kostĭf

  1. bone

Declension

Declension of кость (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative кость
kostĭ
кости
kosti
кости
kosti
genitive кости
kosti
костию
kostiju
костии
kostii
dative кости
kosti
костьма
kostĭma
костьмъ
kostĭmŭ
accusative кость
kostĭ
кости
kosti
кости
kosti
instrumental костиѭ
kostijǫ
костьма
kostĭma
костьми
kostĭmi
locative кости
kosti
костию
kostiju
костьхъ
kostĭxŭ
vocative кости
kosti
кости
kosti
кости
kosti

Descendants

  • Belarusian: косць (koscʹ)
  • Russian: кость (kostʹ)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: кість (kistʹ)
  • Ukrainian: кість (kistʹ)

References

  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “кость”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 1297

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic кость (kostĭ), from Proto-Slavic *kostь, from Proto-Indo-European *kost-, compare *h₃ost-. Compare English coast and English costa (rib-like structure).

Pronunciation

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Noun

кость (kostʹf inan (genitive ко́сти, nominative plural ко́сти, genitive plural косте́й, relational adjective ко́стный or костяно́й, diminutive ко́сточка or костя́шка)

  1. bone
    локтева́я костьloktevája kostʹfunny bone, ulna
    перело́м ко́стиperelóm kóstibone fracture
    ры́бья костьrýbʹja kostʹfish bone
  2. (games) dice, die
    игра́ть в ко́стиigrátʹ v kóstito play dice

Declension

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