Definify.com

Definition 2024


costas

costas

See also: costás

English

Noun

costas

  1. plural of costa

Irish

Noun

costas m (genitive singular costais, nominative plural costais)

  1. cost, expense

Declension

Derived terms

  • costasach (costly, expensive; sumptuous)
  • costasacht (costliness; sumptuousness)
  • fochostas (supplementary cost; (in plural) incidental expenses, extras)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
costas chostas gcostas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Latin

Noun

costās

  1. accusative plural of costa

References


Portuguese

costas

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɔs.tas/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkɔʃ.tɐʃ/

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese costas (back), from Latin costa (rib), from Proto-Indo-European *kost-.

Noun

costas f pl (plurale tantum)

  1. back (the rear of body)
Synonyms
Related terms

Etymology 2

Noun

costas

  1. plural of costa

Spanish

Noun

costas f pl

  1. plural of costa; coasts.