hostus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *hostos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰós-tos (“hand”), from *ǵʰes- (“hand”). Cognate with Sanskrit हस्त (hásta, “hand”), Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬀 (zasta, “hand”). Related to Latin hostia (“victim”).

Noun

hostus m (genitive hostī); second declension

  1. The yield of an olive tree

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative hostus hostī
Genitive hostī hostōrum
Dative hostō hostīs
Accusative hostum hostōs
Ablative hostō hostīs
Vocative hoste hostī

References
  • “hostus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • hostus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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