costas

See also: costás

English

Noun

costas

plural of costa

Anagrams

Castos, Toscas, ascots, catsos, coasts, scoats

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English cost + -as

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔsˠt̪ˠəsˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌsˠt̪ˠəsˠ/

Noun

costas m (genitive singular costais, nominative plural costais)

cost, expense

Declension

Declension of costas

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	costas	costais
Vocative	a chostais	a chostasa
Genitive	costais	costas
Dative	costas	costais

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an costas	na costais
Genitive	an chostais	na gcostas
Dative	leis an gcostas don chostas	leis na costais

Alternative plural form: coistaisí (Cois Fharraige)

Derived terms

costasach (“costly, expensive; sumptuous”)
costasacht (“costliness; sumptuousness”)
fochostas (“supplementary cost; (in plural) incidental expenses, extras”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
costas	chostas	gcostas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Latin

Noun

costās

accusative plural of costa

References

costas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
costas in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Portuguese

costas

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔs.tas/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔʃ.tɐʃ/

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese costas (“back”), from Latin costa (“rib”), from Proto-Indo-European *kost-.

Noun

costas f pl (plural only)

back (the rear of body)

Synonyms

(back): costado, dorso

Related terms

costela, costeleta, costal, costalgia, costálgico

Etymology 2

Noun

costas

plural of costa

Spanish

Noun

costas f pl

plural of costa; coasts.

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