kostera

See also: Kostera, kosterą, and Kosterą

Polish

Alternative forms

• kostyra

Etymology

Dialectal form of kostyra, from kość.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔsˈtɛ.ra/

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• Rhymes: -ɛra
• Syllabification: kos‧te‧ra
• Homophone: Kostera

Noun

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

Declension of kostera

	singular	plural
nominative	kostera	kostery
genitive	kostery	koster
dative	kosterze	kosterom
accusative	kosterę	kostery
instrumental	kosterą	kosterami
locative	kosterze	kosterach
vocative	kostero	kostery

Further reading

• kostera in Polish dictionaries at PWN