giosta

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English yeast.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɟɪsˠt̪ˠə/

Noun

giosta m (genitive singular giosta)

1. yeast, barm

   Synonym: gabháil

Declension

Declension of giosta

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative giosta Vocative a ghiosta Genitive giosta Dative giosta

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an giosta Genitive an ghiosta Dative leis an ngiosta don ghiosta

Derived terms

• giosta bríbhéireachta (“brewer's yeast”)
• ionfhabhtú giosta (“yeast infection”)
• úsc giosta (“yeast extract”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
giosta	ghiosta	ngiosta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “giosta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “giosta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “giosta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔ.sta/
• Hyphenation: giò‧sta

Noun

giosta f (plural gioste)

1. Archaic form of giostra.