colostra
English
Noun
colostra
- plural of colostrum
Anagrams
Latin
Alternative forms
- colustra
- colostrum
Etymology
Of uncertain origin[1]; proposed derivations include:
- From Proto-Indo-European *kwel-, common to Old English hwylca (“varix”), hwelian (“to suppurate”) and Lithuanian švelnùs (“soft, smooth”).
- From Proto-Indo-European *ḱewH- (“to swell”). Cognates include Latin cavus (“hollow”), Old Norse hvāll (“round hill”) and Armenian շեղջ (šełǰ, “heap, pile”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /koˈlos.tra/, [kɔˈɫɔs.tra]
Noun
colostra f (genitive colostrae); first declension
colostra n pl (genitive colostrōrum); second declension
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | colostra | colostrae |
| genitive | colostrae | colostrārum |
| dative | colostrae | colostrīs |
| accusative | colostram | colostrās |
| ablative | colostrā | colostrīs |
| vocative | colostra | colostrae |
Second declension.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| nominative | colostra |
| genitive | colostrōrum |
| dative | colostrīs |
| accusative | colostra |
| ablative | colostrīs |
| vocative | colostra |
Descendants
References
- colostra in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- colostra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- ↑ Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938), “colostra”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 1, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 247
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