hostia
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Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis (“guest, stranger”) in its root sense of "enemy, stranger," whence also Proto-Germanic *gastiz and Proto-Slavic *gostь.
Noun [edit]
hostia (genitive hostiae); f, first declension
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hostia | hostiae |
| genitive | hostiae | hostiārum |
| dative | hostiae | hostiīs |
| accusative | hostiam | hostiās |
| ablative | hostiā | hostiīs |
| vocative | hostia | hostiae |
Descendants [edit]
Spanish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin hostia (“victim, sacrifice”).
Noun [edit]
hostia f (plural hostias)
- communion, communion wafer, wafer, host (religious token)
Interjection [edit]
¡hostia!
