costa

See also cósta, costà, and a costa de

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin costa (cognate with coast).

Noun

costa (plural costas or costae)

1. (anatomy) A rib.
2. (biology) A riblike part of a plant or animal, such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein or the margin of an insect wing.

Translations

rib

Bulgarian: ребро (bg)

Czech: žebro (cs) n.

riblike structure

Derived terms

• costal
• costiform

See also

• bone

Anagrams

• ascot
• catso
• coast
• coats
• octas
• tacos

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin costa.

Noun

costa f. (plural costes)

1. coast
2. slope
3. rib
4. the underside of an insect's wing

Usage notes

In the plural, costes can also refer to legal expenses.

Preposition

costa

Related terms

• costal
• costàlgia
• costaner
• costat
• costejar
• costella

References

• Institut d'Estudis Catalans (1995). Diccionari de la llengua catalana (4ta. edició). ISBN 84-412-2477-3.

Verb

costa

1. Third-person singular present indicative form of costar.
2. Second-person singular imperative form of costar.

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Italian

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Etymology

From Latin costa.

Noun

costa f. (plural coste)

1. coast
2. shore
3. slope (of a mountain)
4. (anatomy) rib
5. (botany) rib, vein
6. spine (of a book)

Synonyms

• (anatomy): costola

Derived terms

• costale

Verb

costa

1. third-person singular present indicative of costare
2. second-person singular imperative of costare

Anagrams

• casto

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Latin

Noun

costa (genitive costae); f, first declension

1. a rib
2. a side, a wall

   Costae navium.

   The sides of ships.

   Costae aheni.

   The sides of a cauldron.

   Tergora diripere costis.

   To tear off the skin.

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	costa	costae
genitive	costae	costārum
dative	costae	costīs
accusative	costam	costās
ablative	costā	costīs
vocative	costa	costae

Descendants

Aromanian: coastã Catalan: costa Dalmatian: cuasta Dutch kust English: coast, costa French: côte

Italian: costa Old French: coste Portuguese: costa Romanian: coastă Spanish: cuesta

See also

• os

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Portuguese

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costa

Etymology

From Medieval Latin costa (“edge, coast”), from Latin costa (“side, rib”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA: /ˈkɔs.ta/

Noun

costa f. (plural costas)

1. coast (shoreline)

Synonyms

• litoral, beira-mar

Derived terms

• Costa Rica

Related terms

• costão, costear, costeiro
• costas, costela

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Romanian

Etymology

From Italian costare, from Latin constare, present active infinitive of consto.

Verb

a costa (third-person singular present costă, past participle costat) 1st conj.

1. to cost

Synonyms

• prețui

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Spanish

Etymology

Galician costa or Catalan costa

Noun

costa f. (plural costas)

1. coast, shore
2. expense, costs in certain expressions.

   vivir a costa de

Related terms

• costal m.
• costero
• costado m.
• costanero
• costo m.
• coste m.

See also

• litoral m.
• orilla f.