kostka
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kostъka (“small bone”), since dice were made of bones (Proto-Slavic *kostь).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kostka f
- die (polyhedron used in games of chance)
- Pokud se nemůžeš rozhodnout, hoď si kostkou. ― If you can't decide, roll a die.
- cube (object more or less in the form of a cube)
- Stačí jedna kostka cukru. ― One cube of sugar is enough.
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Further reading edit
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kostъka (“small bone”), since dice were made of bones (Proto-Slavic *kostь). By surface analysis, kość + -ka.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kostka f (diminutive kosteczka)
- Diminutive of kość
- die (polyhedron used in games of chance)
- Synonym: kość
- cube (object more or less in the form of a cube)
- Kostka Rubika ― Rubik's Cube
- kostka lodu ― ice cube
- (anatomy) knuckle
- (anatomy) ankle
- (informal, music) pick, plectrum (a small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc. for plucking strings)
- cobble, cobblestone
- Synonym: kostka brukowa
Declension edit
Declension of kostka