See also: Kostera, kosterą, and Kosterą

Polish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Dialectal form of kostyra, from kość.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɔsˈtɛra/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛra
  • Syllabification: kos‧te‧ra
  • Homophone: Kostera

Noun

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kostera f

  1. boxfish, cofferfish, ostraciid (member of the Ostraciidae)
  2. (archaic) avid, often dishonest, dice or card player
  3. (archaic) malicious or miserly person
  4. (archaic) thin or skeletal woman

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “kostera”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)

Further reading

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  • kostera in Polish dictionaries at PWN