Old Church Slavonic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Noun

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кость (kostĭf

  1. bone

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Old East Slavic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *kȍstь.

Pronunciation

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

  • Hyphenation: ко‧сть

Noun

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кость (kostĭf

  1. bone

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Descendants

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

References

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  • 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), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 1297

Russian

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): [kosʲtʲ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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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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