hostis

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis (“guest, stranger”), whence also Proto-Germanic *gastiz and Proto-Slavic *gostь.

Noun

hostis (genitive hostis); m, third declension

1. an enemy of the state, a stranger
2. (plural only) the enemy

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	hostis	hostēs
genitive	hostis	hostium
dative	hostī	hostibus
accusative	hostem	hostēs 1
ablative	hoste	hostibus
vocative	hostis	hostēs

¹May also be hostīs.

Descendants

Albanian: ushtri Aromanian: oaste Catalan: host English: host French: ost

Italian: oste Old French: hoste Portuguese: hoste Romanian: oaste Spanish: hueste