ósta

See also: osta, ôta, and ostā

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish ósta (“accommodation for travellers, lodging”), from Anglo-Norman oste (“innkeeper, landlord”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːsˠt̪ˠə/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɔːsˠt̪ˠə/

Noun

ósta m (genitive singular ósta, nominative plural óstaí)

1. lodging
2. inn; public house
3. liquor department (in store)
4. host

   Synonym: óstach

Declension

Declension of ósta

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ósta óstaí Vocative a ósta a óstaí Genitive ósta óstaí Dative ósta óstaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ósta na hóstaí Genitive an ósta na n-óstaí Dative leis an ósta don ósta leis na hóstaí

Derived terms

• óstán m (“hotel”)
• óstlann f (“hotel”)
• teach ósta m (“inn”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ósta	n-ósta	hósta	t-ósta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ósta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ósta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ósta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “ósta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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Middle Irish

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman oste (“innkeeper, landlord”).

Noun

ósta m

1. accommodation for travellers, lodging

Descendants

• Irish: ósta

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ósta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language