οστό
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Greek
Alternative forms
- (Katharevousa) οστούν n (ostoún)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃esth₁-, *h₃osth₁-.
Compare Mariupol Greek студъ (stuð).
Pronunciation
Noun
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | οστό (ostó) | οστά (ostá) |
| genitive | οστού (ostoú) | οστών (ostón) |
| accusative | οστό (ostó) | οστά (ostá) |
| vocative | οστό (ostó) | οστά (ostá) |
Further reading
οστό on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- οστό, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
