hostus
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *hostos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰós-tos (“hand”), from *ǵʰes- (“hand”). Cognate with Sanskrit हस्त (hásta, “hand”), Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬀 (zasta, “hand”). Related to Latin hostia (“victim”).
Noun
hostus m (genitive hostī); second declension
- The yield of an olive tree
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hostus | hostī |
| genitive | hostī | hostōrum |
| dative | hostō | hostīs |
| accusative | hostum | hostōs |
| ablative | hostō | hostīs |
| vocative | hoste | hostī |
References
- “hostus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hostus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.