Hosta
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, after Nicholas Thomas Host + -a
Proper noun
Hosta f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – hostas, native to temperate northeast Asia.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Asparagaceae – family; Agavoideae – subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Hosta plantaginea; for other species see Hosta on WikispeciesWikispecies
References
- Hosta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Hosta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Hosta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Hosta at USDA Plants database
Old Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hosta m pers
- a male given name
Declension
Declension of Hosta (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Hosta | Hostě | Hosty |
| genitive | Hosty | Hostú | Host |
| dative | Hostě | Hostama | Hostám |
| accusative | Hostu | Hostě | Hosty |
| vocative | Hosto | Hostě | Hosty |
| locative | Hostě | Hostú | Hostách |
| instrumental | Hostú | Hostama | Hostami |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “Hosta”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění