Old Church Slavonic edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *kostь, from Proto-Indo-European *kost-, compare *h₃ost-.

Noun edit

кость (kostĭf

  1. bone

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Old East Slavic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *kȍstь.

Pronunciation edit

  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈkɔstɪ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈkɔstʲɪ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːstʲ/
  • Hyphenation: ко‧сть

Noun edit

кость (kostĭf

  1. bone

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Descendants edit

  • Belarusian: косць (koscʹ)
  • Russian: кость (kostʹ)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: кість (kistʹ)
  • Ukrainian: кість (kistʹ)

References edit

  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “кость”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎[1] (in Russian), volumes 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 1297

Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic кость (kostĭ), from Proto-Slavic *kostь, from Proto-Indo-European *kost-, compare *h₃ost-. Compare English coast and English costa (rib-like structure).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [kosʲtʲ]
  • (file)

Noun edit

кость (kostʹf inan (genitive ко́сти, nominative plural ко́сти, genitive plural косте́й, relational adjective ко́стный or костяно́й, diminutive ко́сточка or костя́шка)

  1. bone
    локтева́я костьloktevája kostʹfunny bone, ulna
    перело́м ко́стиperelóm kóstibone fracture
    ры́бья костьrýbʹja kostʹfish bone
  2. (games) dice, die
    игра́ть в ко́стиigrátʹ v kóstito play dice

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