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

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative giosta
Vocative a ghiosta
Genitive giosta
Dative giosta

Forms with the definite article

Case 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
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
giosta ghiosta ngiosta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔs.ta/
  • Stress: giòsta
  • Hyphenation: gio‧sta

Noun

giosta f (plural gioste)

  1. Archaic form of giostra.
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