Hosta

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See also: hosta, hósta, and hösta

Translingual

Hosta plantaginea

Etymology

New Latin, after Nicholas Thomas Host +‎ -a

Proper noun

Hosta f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – the hostas, native to temperate northeast Asia.

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References

Old Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈɣosta/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈɦosta/

Proper noun

Hosta m pers

  1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Hosta (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative Hosta Hostě Hosty
genitive Hosty Hostú Host
dative Hostě Hostama Hostám
accusative Hostu Hostě Hosty
vocative Hosto Hostě Hosty
locative Hostě Hostú Hostách
instrumental Hostú Hostama Hostami
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

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