Danish

Noun

oste c

1. plural indefinite of ost

Italian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French oste ‎(“innkeeper, landlord”), which is from Latin hospitem, the accusative singular of hospes. From the same Latin source: Italian ospite.

Noun

oste m ‎(plural osti, feminine ostessa)

1. innkeeper, landlord (proprietor of an osteria)

Derived terms

• ostessa
• osteria

Related terms

• ospite

Anagrams

• esto, teso, tesò

Etymology 2

From Latin hostis, hostem, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis ‎(“guest, stranger”).

Noun

oste m ‎(plural osti)

1. army or host, especially that of the enemy

Synonyms

• esercito

Northern Sami

Verb

oste

1. inflection of oastit:
   1. first-person dual present indicative
   2. third-person plural past indicative

Old French

Etymology

From Latin hospitem, the accusative singualar of hospes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /os.tə/

Noun

oste m ‎(oblique plural ostes, nominative singular ostes, nominative plural oste)

1. innkeeper, landlord
2. (by extension) host

Related terms

• ostel

Descendants

• Middle English: oost (borrowed)
  • English: host
• French: hôte
• Italian: oste (borrowed)