josta
See also: jostā
Finnish edit
Pronoun edit
josta
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From the same stem found in josla (“zone, strip”), Proto-Indo-European *yeh₃s- (“to girdle”), but with a different suffix (-t(a) instead of -l(a)). Cognates include Lithuanian júosta (“belt”), Proto-Slavic *pojasъ (compare Russian пояс (pojas)), Sanskrit रास्ना (rā́snā, “girdle”) (< *yā́s-nā), Ancient Greek ζῶμα (zôma, “loincloth, drawers”) (< *zōsma < *yōs-ma-).[1]
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
josta f (4th declension)
- belt (a band worn around the waist, to keep clothes in place, to hold weapons, or serve as decoration)
- josta ar sprādzi ― belt with a buckle
- pīta josta ― braided belt
- mēteļa, jakas josta ― coat, jacket belt
- aizsprādzēt, savilkt jostu ― to buckle, to tighten the belt
- belt (a belt-like strap or band to hold someone in place)
- drošības josta ― safety belt (e.g., in a car)
- glābšanas josta ― life belt
- (figuratively) belt-like area around something
- ezera ūdeni apjož smilšu josta ― a sand belt surrounded the waters of the lake
- waist, loins (part of the body between the chest and the hips)
- jostas apvidus ― lumbar region
- jostas skriemeļi, muskulis, nervi ― lumbar vertebrae, muscle, nerves
Declension edit
Declension of josta (4th declension)