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rosti

rosti

See also: rôti, rösti, and Rösti

English

Noun

rosti (plural rostis)

  1. Alternative form of rösti

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowing from English roast, French rôtir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrosti/

Verb

rosti (present rostas, past rostis, future rostos, conditional rostus, volitive rostu)

  1. to roast

Conjugation

Derived terms


Icelandic

Etymology

From the Old Norse rosti (a rough person, a brawler).

Noun

rosti m (genitive singular rosta, no plural)

  1. arrogance

Derived terms

  • lækka í einhverjum rostann (to bring someone down a peg)

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • rusti

Etymology

A nickname possibly derived from rostungr (a walrus).

Noun

rosti m

  1. a nickname
  2. (figuratively) a rough person, a brawler

Derived terms

  • rustalegur (clownish)
  • rustaliga
  • rustasneið (the crust slice of a loaf of bread)

Descendants


Romanian

Etymology

From rost.

Verb

a rosti (third-person singular present rostește, past participle rostit) 4th conj.

  1. to say, utter, pronounce, articulate, intone

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • rostire