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- Of uncertain origin. The term is traditionally compared with Old Church Slavonic кость (kostĭ), though De Vaan rejects this etymology. Derksen, however, considers a relationship between this term and Proto-Slavic *kostь to be "quite possible." However, the connection is complicated if the Proto-Slavic term is derived from a pre-form *Host-, as such a term would not produce the Latin word. For this reason, De Vaan rejects the connection between the Slavic and Latin terms.
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkɔs.ta]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkɔs.ta]
costa f (genitive costae); first declension
- (anatomy) a rib
- (transferred sense) a side, a wall
- costae navium
- the sides of ships
- costae aheni
- the sides of a cauldron
- tergora diripere costis
- to tear off the skin
- costae navium
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | costa | costae |
| genitive | costae | costārum |
| dative | costae | costīs |
| accusative | costam | costās |
| ablative | costā | costīs |
| vocative | costa | costa |