kostka
Czech
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *kostъka (“small bone”), since dice were made of bones (Proto-Slavic *kostь).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkostka 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.
Declension
editFurther reading
editPolish
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *kostъka (“small bone”), since dice were made of bones (Proto-Slavic *kostь). By surface analysis, kość + -ka.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkostka 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
editDeclension of kostka
Further reading
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- cs:Games
- Polish terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
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- Polish terms suffixed with -ka
- Polish 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Polish/ɔstka
- Rhymes:Polish/ɔstka/2 syllables
- Polish lemmas
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