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English
Etymology 1
Verb
tost
( obsolete ) simple past and past participle of toss
1810 , Walter Scott , “Canto I. The Chase.”, in The Lady of the Lake; , Edinburgh: ">… ] for John Ballantyne and Co. ; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme , and William Miller , →OCLC , stanza XXII, page 28 :A wanderer, here by fortune tost , / My way, my friends, my courser lost, / I ne'er before, believe me, fair, / Have ever drawn your mountain air, / Till on this lake's romantic strand, / I found a fay in fairy land.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
tost (countable and uncountable , plural tosts )
Obsolete spelling of toast .
c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare , “The Merry Wiues of Windsor ”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio ), London: Isaac Iaggard , and Ed Blount , published 1623 , →OCLC , , page 52 , column 1:Go, fetch me a quart of Sacke , put a toſt in't .
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin tostum , the neuter of tostus . Cognate with French tôt , Italian tosto .
Pronunciation
Adverb
tost
( archaic or dialectal ) soon
Synonym: aviat
German
Pronunciation
Verb
tost
inflection of tosen :
second-person singular / plural present
third-person singular present
plural imperative
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish tost , from Proto-Celtic *tustus .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /t̪ˠɔsˠt̪ˠ/ , /t̪ˠɞsˠt̪ˠ/
Noun
tost m (genitive singular tost , nominative plural tostanna )
silence
Bí i do thost ! ― Be silent!, Be quiet!, Shut up!
Is binn béal ina thost . ( proverb ) A silent mouth is sweet.
verbal noun of tost
Declension
Derived terms
Verb
tost (present analytic tostann , future analytic tostfaidh , verbal noun tost , past participle tosta )
( intransitive ) be silent , become silent
Thost sé bomaite.He remained silent a while.
Conjugation
verbal noun
tost
past participle
tosta
tense
singular
plural
relative
autonomous
first
second
third
first
second
third
indicative
present
tostaim
tostann tú; tostair †
tostann sé, sí
tostaimid
tostann sibh
tostann siad; tostaid †
a thostann ; a thostas / a dtostann *
tostar
past
thost mé; thostas
thost tú; thostais
thost sé, sí
thostamar ; thost muid
thost sibh; thostabhair
thost siad; thostadar
a thost / ar thost *
tostadh
past habitual
thostainn / dtostainn ‡‡
thostá / dtostá ‡‡
thostadh sé, sí / dtostadh sé, s퇇
thostaimis ; thostadh muid / dtostaimis ‡‡; dtostadh muid‡‡
thostadh sibh / dtostadh sibh‡‡
thostaidís ; thostadh siad / dtostaidís ‡‡; dtostadh siad‡‡
a thostadh / a dtostadh *
thostaí / dtostaí ‡‡
future
tostfaidh mé; tostfad
tostfaidh tú; tostfair †
tostfaidh sé, sí
tostfaimid ; tostfaidh muid
tostfaidh sibh
tostfaidh siad; tostfaid †
a thostfaidh ; a thostfas / a dtostfaidh *
tostfar
conditional
thostfainn / dtostfainn ‡‡
thostfá / dtostfá ‡‡
thostfadh sé, sí / dtostfadh sé, s퇇
thostfaimis ; thostfadh muid / dtostfaimis ‡‡; dtostfadh muid‡‡
thostfadh sibh / dtostfadh sibh‡‡
thostfaidís ; thostfadh siad / dtostfaidís ‡‡; dtostfadh siad‡‡
a thostfadh / a dtostfadh *
thostfaí / dtostfaí ‡‡
subjunctive
present
go dtosta mé; go dtostad †
go dtosta tú; go dtostair †
go dtosta sé, sí
go dtostaimid ; go dtosta muid
go dtosta sibh
go dtosta siad; go dtostaid †
—
go dtostar
past
dá dtostainn
dá dtostá
dá dtostadh sé, sí
dá dtostaimis ; dá dtostadh muid
dá dtostadh sibh
dá dtostaidís ; dá dtostadh siad
—
dá dtostaí
imperative
–
tostaim
tost
tostadh sé, sí
tostaimis
tostaigí ; tostaidh †
tostaidís
—
tostar
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “tost ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931 ) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 177 , page 90
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931 ) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 180 , page 91
Further reading
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977 ) “tost ”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla , Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904 ) “tost ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla , 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 748
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904 ) “tostaim ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla , 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 748
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959 ) “tost ”, in English-Irish Dictionary , An Gúm
“tost ”, in New English-Irish Dictionary , Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sicilian tostu and/or Italian tosto .
Pronunciation
Adjective
tost (feminine singular tosta , plural tosti )
shameless , brazen-faced , obscene , impudent
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French toster .
Verb
tost
alternative form of tosten
Etymology 2
A back-formation from tosten .
Pronunciation
Noun
tost (plural tostes )
toast ( bread that has been toasted )
Descendants
References
Old French
Etymology
Possibly from Latin tot ( “ very ” ) + cito ( “ fast ” ) , but more likely from Vulgar Latin *tostum , from the neuter of Latin tostus ( “ toasted ” ) , later meaning "hotly, promptly" in Vulgar Latin. Cognate to Italian tosto , Occitan and Catalan tost .
Pronunciation
Adverb
tost
early
soon
quickly ; straight away
Derived terms
Descendants
French: tôt
→ Old Galician-Portuguese: toste
References
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *tustus , from the same root as tóe . Several phonological peculiarities relating to the evolution of this term, such as irregular final -st (which should have become -s(s) /s/ ) and the initial consonant fluctuating between t- and s- , are probably due to contamination from its synonym, socht . This contamination intensified over time, giving birth to Middle Irish and Early Modern Irish forms like tocht and sosd .
Pronunciation
Noun
tost m (genitive unattested , no plural )
silence
Synonym: socht
Descendants
Mutation
Mutation of tost
radical
lenition
nasalization
tost
thost
tost pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
Polish
tost
Etymology
Borrowed from English toast . Doublet of toast .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈtɔst/
Rhymes: -ɔst
Syllabification: tost
Noun
tost m inan
toast ( toasted bread )
Synonym: grzanka
grilled cheese , toastie , melt
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
tost in Wielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
tost in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish tost , from Proto-Celtic *tustus .
Pronunciation
Noun
tost m (genitive singular tost , no plural )
silence
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
Edward Dwelly (1911 ) “tost”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan , 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
MacBain, Alexander , Mackay, Eneas (1911 ) “tost”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language , Stirling, →ISBN
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “tost ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Turkish
Etymology
From English toast .
Noun
tost (definite accusative tostu , plural tostlar )
toast
Venetan
Etymology
Compare Italian toast
Noun
tost m (invariable )
toasted sandwich
Welsh
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Welsh tost , perhaps from Latin tostus ( “ roasted, parched ” ) via a Proto-Brythonic *tost , though the semantic development is unclear.
Adjective
tost (feminine singular tost , plural tostion , equative tosted , comparative tostach , superlative tostaf )
ill
sore
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English toast , from Middle English tosten , from Old French toster , from Latin tostus .
Noun
tost m (uncountable )
toast
Synonym: bara cras
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tost ”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies