See also: Oste, osté, öste, and øste

Basque

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /os̺te/, [o̞s̺.t̪e̞]

Etymology 1

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Ultimately from Latin hostem, accusative singular of hostis (enemy, stranger), from Proto-Italic *hostis, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis (guest, stranger).

Noun

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oste inan

  1. horde (a large number of people or things)
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  • osteka (in great numbers)

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Basque *bost-, itself a borrowing from Latin post (behind, after). The final vowel was back-formed from the derived postposition ostean (after).[1]

Noun

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oste inan

  1. back (the side of any object which is opposite the front)
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References

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  1. ^ oste” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading

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  • oste”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • oste”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Danish

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Noun

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oste c

  1. indefinite plural of ost

Italian

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Old French oste (innkeeper, landlord), which is from Latin hospitem. From the same Latin source: Italian ospite (a doublet).

Noun

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oste m (plural osti, feminine ostessa)

  1. innkeeper, landlord (proprietor of an osteria)
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Etymology 2

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From Latin hostem (enemy, stranger), from Proto-Italic *hostis, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis (guest, stranger).

Noun

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oste m (plural osti)

  1. army or host, especially that of the enemy
    Synonym: esercito
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Northern Sami

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Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈoːsːte/

Verb

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ōste

  1. inflection of oastit:
    1. first-person dual present indicative
    2. third-person plural past indicative

Old French

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Etymology

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From Latin hospitem, the accusative singular of hospes.

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Noun

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oste oblique singularm (oblique plural ostes, nominative singular ostes, nominative plural oste)

  1. innkeeper, landlord
  2. (by extension) host
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Descendants

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  • Middle English: hoste
  • Middle French: hoste
  • Italian: oste