hosta
See also: Hosta, hósta, and hösta
English
Hosta fortunei
Etymology
Named after Nicolaus Thomas Host, Croatian-Austrian botanist.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhɒstə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈhoʊ stə/, /ˈhɑs tə/
- Rhymes: -ɒstə
Noun
hosta (plural hostas)
- Any of several herbaceous Asiatic plants of the genus Hosta.
- Synonyms: giboshi, plantain lily
Further reading
hosta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
hosta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Anagrams
- Athos, HATOs, HOTAS, Shota, has to, hoast, oaths, shoat, shota
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɦosta]
Noun
hosta m anim
- genitive/accusative singular of host
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- hostet
Verb
hosta
- inflection of hoste:
- simple past
- past participle
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse hósta, from Proto-Germanic *hwōstōną.
Verb
hōsta
- to cough
Conjugation
Conjugation of hōsta (weak)
| present | past | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | hōsta | — | |||
| participle | hōstandi, -e | hōstaþer | |||
| active voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| iæk | hōstar | hōsti, -e | — | hōstaþi, -e | hōstaþi, -e |
| þū | hōstar | hōsti, -e | hōsta | hōstaþi, -e | hōstaþi, -e |
| han | hōstar | hōsti, -e | — | hōstaþi, -e | hōstaþi, -e |
| vīr | hōstum, -om | hōstum, -om | hōstum, -om | hōstaþum, -om | hōstaþum, -om |
| īr | hōstin | hōstin | hōstin | hōstaþin | hōstaþin |
| þēr | hōsta | hōstin | — | hōstaþu, -o | hōstaþin |
| mediopassive voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| iæk | hōstas | hōstis, -es | — | hōstaþis, -es | hōstaþis, -es |
| þū | hōstas | hōstis, -es | — | hōstaþis, -es | hōstaþis, -es |
| han | hōstas | hōstis, -es | — | hōstaþis, -es | hōstaþis, -es |
| vīr | hōstums, -oms | hōstums, -oms | — | hōstaþums, -oms | hōstaþums, -oms |
| īr | hōstins | hōstins | — | hōstaþins | hōstaþins |
| þēr | hōstas | hōstins | — | hōstaþus, -os | hōstaþins |
Descendants
- Swedish: hosta
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- husta
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *xvȍstъ. Compare Slovene hosta (“forest”), Czech chvost.
Noun
hosta f (Cyrillic spelling хоста)
- (Kajkavian) forest
Synonyms
- šuma (standard)
- gvozd (archaic)
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *xvȍstъ. Compare Serbo-Croatian hosta (“forest”), Czech chvost.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xóːsta/
Noun
họ̑sta f
- scrub
- forest
Inflection
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | hósta | ||
| gen. sing. | hóste | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | hósta | hósti | hóste |
| accusative | hósto | hósti | hóste |
| genitive | hóste | hóst | hóst |
| dative | hósti | hóstama | hóstam |
| locative | hósti | hóstah | hóstah |
| instrumental | hósto | hóstama | hóstami |
Further reading
- “hosta”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Swedish
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
- 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
| Declension of hosta | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | hosta | hostan | — | — |
| Genitive | hostas | hostans | — | — |
Related terms
- hostning
- 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)
- to cough
Conjugation
Conjugation of hosta (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | hosta | — | ||
| Supine | hostat | — | ||
| Imperative | hosta | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | hosten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | hostar | hostade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | hosta | hostade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | hoste | hostade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | hostande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Further reading
- hosta in Svensk ordbok.
Anagrams
- hotas
Veps
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
hosta
- to rub
- to massage
Inflection
| Inflection of hosta (inflection type 20/oppida) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st infinitive | hosta | ||
| present indic. | hosib | ||
| past indic. | hosi | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | hosin | hosin | — |
| 2nd singular | hosid | hosid | hosi |
| 3rd singular | hosib | hosi | hoskaha |
| 1st plural | hosim | hosim | hoskam |
| 2nd plural | hosit | hosit | hoskat |
| 3rd plural | hostas hosiba | hosiba | hoskaha |
| sing. conneg.1 | hosi | hosind | hosi |
| plur. conneg. | hoskoi | hosnugoi | hoskoi |
| present conditional | past conditional | potential | |
| 1st singular | hosižin | hosnuižin | hosnen |
| 2nd singular | hosižid | hosnuižid | hosned |
| 3rd singular | hosiži | hosnuiži | hosneb |
| 1st plural | hosižim | hosnuižim | hosnem |
| 2nd plural | hosižit | hosnuižit | hosnet |
| 3rd plural | hosižiba | hosnuižiba | hosneba |
| connegative | hosiži | hosnuiži | hosne |
| non-finite forms | |||
| 1st infinitive | hosta | ||
| 2nd infinitive | 3rd infinitive | ||
| inessive | hostes | inessive | hosmas |
| instructive | hosten | illative | hosmaha |
| participles | elative | hosmaspäi | |
| present active | hosii | adessive | hosmal |
| past active | hosnu | abessive | hosmat |
| past passive | hostud | ||
References
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “массажировать, натирать, тереть”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika