kosť
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Old Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kostь, from Proto-Indo-European *kost-.
Noun
kosť f
Descendants
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
Noun
kosť f (genitive singular kosti, nominative plural kosti, genitive plural kostí, declension pattern of kosť, related adjective kosťový)
- bone
- kosť a koža ― skin and bones (lit. bone and skin)
- (colloquial) girl, woman
Declension
Declension of kosť
Derived terms
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