giosta

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English yeast.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɟɪsˠt̪ˠə/

Noun

giosta m (genitive singular giosta)

  1. yeast, barm
    Synonym: gabháil

Declension

Declension of giosta (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative giosta
vocative a ghiosta
genitive giosta
dative giosta
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an giosta
genitive an ghiosta
dative leis an ngiosta
don ghiosta

Derived terms

  • giosta bríbhéireachta (“brewer's yeast”)
  • ionfhabhtú giosta (“yeast infection”)
  • úsc giosta (“yeast extract”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of giosta
radical lenition eclipsis
giosta ghiosta ngiosta

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔs.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ɔsta
  • Hyphenation: giò‧sta

Noun

giosta f (plural gioste)

  1. (archaic) alternative form of giostra

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