kostka
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Czech[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Slavic *kostъka (“small bone”), since dice were made of bones (Proto-Slavic *kostь).
Noun[edit]
kostka f
- die (polyhedron used in games of chance)
- Pokud se nemůžeš rozhodnout, hoď si kostkou.
- cube (object more or less in the form of a cube)
- Stačí jedna kostka cukru.
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Slavic *kostъka (“small bone”), since dice were made of bones (Proto-Slavic *kostь); equivalent to kość + -ka.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kostka f
- Diminutive of kość; bone
- die (polyhedron used in games of chance)
- cube (object more or less in the form of a cube)
- Kostka Rubika – Rubik's Cube
- kostka lodu – ice cube
- (anatomy) knuckle
- (anatomy) ankle
- (colloquial) plectrum (a small piece of plastic, metal, ivory for plucking the strings)
- cobble, cobblestone
Declension[edit]
declension of kostka
