hostus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Italic *hostos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰós-tos (“hand”), from *ǵʰes- (“hand”). Cognate with Sanskrit हस्त (hásta, “hand”), Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬀 (zasta, “hand”). Related to Latin hostia (“victim”).
Noun edit
hostus m (genitive hostī); second declension
- The yield of an olive tree
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hostus | hostī |
| Genitive | hostī | hostōrum |
| Dative | hostō | hostīs |
| Accusative | hostum | hostōs |
| Ablative | hostō | hostīs |
| Vocative | hoste | hostī |
References edit
- “hostus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hostus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.