kostol

See also: kóstol

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Czech kostel, from Old High German kastel, from Latin castellum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔstɔl/, [ˈkɔstɔl]
• Rhymes: -ɔstɔl
• Hyphenation: kos‧tol

• Audio (Bratislava):

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Noun

kostol m inan (relational adjective kostolný, diminutive kostolík or kostolíček, augmentative kostolisko)

1. church (the building)

   Synonym: chrám m

Declension

Declension of kostol
(pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	kostol	kostoly
genitive	kostola	kostolov
dative	kostolu	kostolom
accusative	kostol	kostoly
locative	kostole	kostoloch
instrumental	kostolom	kostolmi

Further reading

• “kostol”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026