ósta

See also: osta, ôta, and ostā

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈoːsˠt̪ˠə/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɔːsˠt̪ˠə/

Noun

ósta m (genitive singular ósta, nominative plural óstaí)

lodging
inn; public house
liquor department (in store)
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
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ósta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Entries containing “ósta” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “ósta” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Middle Irish

Etymology

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

Noun

ósta m

accommodation for travellers, lodging

Descendants

Irish: ósta

Further reading

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ósta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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