costas

costas

1. plural of costa

• Castos, Toscas, ascots, catsos, coasts

costas

1. plural of costa

From Middle English cost +‎ -as.

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔsˠt̪ˠəsˠ/^[1]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɞsˠt̪ˠəsˠ/

costas m (genitive singular costais, nominative plural costais)

1. cost, expense

• Alternative plural form: coistaisí (Cois Fharraige)

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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “costas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “costas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “costas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkɔs.taːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈkɔs.tas]

costās

1. accusative plural of costa

• “costas”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• costas in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

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• Rhymes: -ɔstɐs
• Hyphenation: cos‧tas

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese costas (“back”), from Latin costa (“rib”).

• costa (nonstandard)
• escostas (Brazil, rustic)

costas f pl (plural only)

1. back (the rear of body)

   Synonyms: costado, dorso

2. (swimming) backstroke

• costista

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

costas

1. plural of costa

• “costas”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

• IPA^(key): /ˈkostas/ [ˈkos.t̪as]
• Rhymes: -ostas
• Syllabification: cos‧tas

costas f pl

1. plural of costa