кость

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kostь, from Proto-Indo-European *kost-, compare *h₃ost-.

Noun

кость • (kostĭ) f

  1. bone

Declension

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kȍstь.

Pronunciation

  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈkɔstɪ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈkɔstʲɪ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːstʲ/
  • Hyphenation: ко‧сть

Noun

кость (kostĭ) f

  1. bone

Declension

Descendants

  • Belarusian: косць (koscʹ)
  • Russian: кость (kostʹ)
  • Rusyn: кість (kistʹ)
  • Ukrainian: кість (kistʹ)

References

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic кость (kostĭ), from Proto-Slavic *kostь, from Proto-Indo-European *kost-, compare *h₃ost-. Compare English coast and English costa (“rib-like structure”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kosʲtʲ]
  • (file)

Noun

кость • (kostʹ) f inan (genitive ко́сти, nominative plural ко́сти, genitive plural косте́й, related adjective ко́стный or костяно́й, diminutive ко́сточка or костя́шка)

  1. bone
    локтева́я кость ― loktevája kostʹ ― funny bone, ulna
    перело́м ко́сти ― perelóm kósti ― bone fracture
    ры́бья кость ― rýbʹja kostʹ ― fish bone
  2. (games) dice, die
    игра́ть в ко́сти ― igrátʹ v kósti ― to play dice

Declension

Derived terms

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