Finnish

Pronoun

josta

1. Elative singular form of joka.

Latvian

Jostas (1)

Josta apvidus (4)

Etymology

From the same stem found in josla ‎(“zone, strip”), Proto-Indo-European *yo(u)s- ‎(“to girdle”) (itself from *yeu- ‎(“to bind”)), but with a different suffix (-t(a) instead of -l(a)). Cognates include Lithuanian júosta ‎(“belt”), Proto-Slavic *po-jasъ (compare Russian пояс ‎(pojas)), Sanskrit रास्ना ‎(rā́snā, “girdle”) (< *yā́s-nā), Ancient Greek ζῶμα ‎(zôma, “loincloth, drawers”) (< *zōsma < *yo(w)s-ma-).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [juôsta]

Noun

josta f (4th declension)

1. belt (a band worn around the waist, to keep clothes in place, to hold weapons, or serve as decoration)

   josta ar sprādzi‎ ― belt with a buckle

   pīta josta‎ ― braided belt

   mēteļa, jakas josta‎ ― coat, jacket belt

   aizsprādzēt, savilkt jostu‎ ― to buckle, to tighten the belt

2. belt (a belt-like strap or band to hold someone in place)

   drošības josta‎ ― safety belt (e.g., in a car)

   glābšanas josta‎ ― life belt

3. (figuratively) belt-like area around something

   ezera ūdeni apjož smilšu josta‎ ― a sand belt surrounded the waters of the lake

4. waist, loins (part of the body between the chest and the hips)

   jostas apvidus‎ ― lumbar region

   jostas skriemeļi, muskulis, nervi‎ ― lumbar vertebrae, muscle, nerves

Declension

See also

• josla

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns. 1992, 2001. Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca. Rīga: AVOTS. ISBN 9984700127.