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hosta

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See also: Hosta, hósta, and hösta

English

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Hosta f, from Serbo-Croatian Host +‎ translingual -a f. Named after Nicolaus Thomas Host, Croatian-Austrian botanist.

Pronunciation

Noun

hosta (plural hostas)

  1. Any of several herbaceous Asiatic plants of the genus Hosta.
    Synonyms: giboshi, plantain lily

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Pronunciation

Noun

hosta m anim

  1. genitive/accusative singular of host

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

hosta

  1. inflection of hoste:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse hósta, from Proto-Germanic *hwōstōną

Pronunciation

Verb

hosta (present tense hostar, past tense hosta, past participle hosta, passive infinitive hostast, present participle hostande, imperative hosta/host)

  1. to cough

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English host

Pronunciation

Verb

hosta (present tense hostar, past tense hosta, past participle hosta, passive infinitive hostast, present participle hostande, imperative hosta/host)

  1. (computing) to host

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Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hósta, from Proto-Germanic *hwōstōną.

Verb

hōsta

  1. to cough

Conjugation

More information present, past ...

Descendants

  • Swedish: hosta
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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

  • husta

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xvȍstъ. Compare Slovene hosta (“forest”), Czech chvost.

Noun

hosta f (Cyrillic spelling хоста)

  1. (Kajkavian) forest
    Synonyms: (standard) šuma; (archaic) gvozd

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *xvȍstъ. Compare Serbo-Croatian hosta (“forest”), Czech chvost.

Pronunciation

Noun

họ̑sta f

  1. scrub (3.)
  2. forest

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
More information Feminine, a-stem, nom. sing. ...

Further reading

  • “hosta”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • “hosta”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references
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Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Old Swedish hōsta, probably from the oblique case of Old Norse hósti, from Proto-Germanic *hwōstô.

Noun

hosta c

  1. a cough (condition/disease)
    Mamma hade fått en envis hosta.
    Mom had contracted a stubborn cough.
Usage notes
  • The noun hosta refers to the condition or disease, not to a single cough (see hostning) or bout of coughing (see hostanfall).
Declension
More information nominative, genitive ...
Derived terms
  • hostanfall

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish hōsta, from Old Norse hósta, from Proto-Germanic *hwōstōną.

Verb

hosta (present hostar, preterite hostade, supine hostat, imperative hosta)

  1. to cough
Conjugation
More information active, passive ...

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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Verb

hosta

  1. to rub
  2. to massage

Inflection

More information Inflection of (inflection type 20/oppida), 1st infinitive ...

References

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