costal
English
Etymology
From French costal, from Medieval Latin costālis, from Latin costa (“rib”). As a Spanish unit, via Spanish costal. Doublet of coastal.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑstl̩/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒstl̩/
- Rhymes: -ɒstəl
Adjective
costal (not comparable)
- Pertaining to a rib.
- (biology) Pertaining to a costa.
- (entomology) Pertaining to the costa or to the wing areas next to it.
Derived terms
- costal cartilage
- costalgia
- costally
- infracostal
- intercostal
- intracostal
- midcostal
- pericostal
- phrenicocostal
- phrenocostal
- postcostal
- retrocostal
- sacrocostal
- spondylocostal
- subcostal
Translations
pertaining to a rib
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Noun
costal (plural costals or costales)
- (historical) Synonym of saco, a historical Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 111 L
Anagrams
- octals, tlacos
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /kosˈtal/
- (Central) IPA(key): /kusˈtal/
Adjective
costal (masculine and feminine plural costals)
- (anatomy) costal (pertaining to a rib)
Related terms
- costa
- costat
- costella
Further reading
- “costal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “costal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “costal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “costal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Adjective
costal (feminine costale, masculine plural costaux, feminine plural costales)
- costal
Further reading
- “costal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
Etymology
Attested since the 13th century. From Latin costalis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kosˈtal/
Adjective
costal m or f (plural costais)
- costal
Noun
costal m (plural costais)
- (historical) sack used for carrying loads at the back
- 1439, X. Ferro Couselo (ed.), A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI. 2 vols. Vigo: Galaxia, page 419:
- Sisa das olas: Iten, ordenaron que qual quer persona que trouxer carga d'olas de fora parte a vender aa dita çidade, que page de cada carga d'olas, duas brancas e de un costal d'olas, hua branca, e do feixe das olas que trouxer en collo, un diñeyro, e de cada qántara, dous diñeiros
- Assize of the pots: Item, they ordered that any person who brings a load of pots from the outside for selling inside this city, that they shall pay two white coins for each load; and a white coin for a sack; and for the lot that they carry in their arms, a coin; an two coins for each amphora
- Sisa das olas: Iten, ordenaron que qual quer persona que trouxer carga d'olas de fora parte a vender aa dita çidade, que page de cada carga d'olas, duas brancas e de un costal d'olas, hua branca, e do feixe das olas que trouxer en collo, un diñeyro, e de cada qántara, dous diñeiros
- Synonym: saco
- 1439, X. Ferro Couselo (ed.), A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI. 2 vols. Vigo: Galaxia, page 419:
- flour sack
- Synonym: saco
- packthread; cord used to tie a skein
- Synonym: conda
Related terms
- costa
References
- “costal” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “costal” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “costal” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “costal” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Manx
Etymology
cost + -al
Adjective
costal
- valuable, precious, sumptuous, costly
Derived terms
- neuchostal
Romanian
Etymology
From French costal.
Adjective
costal m or n (feminine singular costală, masculine plural costali, feminine and neuter plural costale)
- costal
Declension
Declension of costal
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | costal | costală | costali | costale | ||
| definite | costalul | costala | costalii | costalele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | costal | costale | costali | costale | ||
| definite | costalului | costalei | costalilor | costalelor | |||
Spanish
Etymology
From Medieval Latin costālis, from Latin costa (“rib”) + -alis (“-al: forming adj.”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kosˈtal/ [kosˈt̪al]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: cos‧tal
Adjective
costal (plural costales)
- (anatomy) costal, of or related to a rib
Derived terms
- subcostal
- intercostal
Related terms
- costilla
Noun
costal m (plural costales)
- gunny sack, a sack of cheap materials used to transport bulk dry goods
- Tráeme tres costales de azúcar.
- Bring me three sacks of sugar.
- (historical) a historical unit of dry measure equivalent to about 111 L
- Synonym: saco
Related terms
- harina de otro costal
Descendants
- → Tagalog: kustal
Further reading
- “costal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014