josta

josta

1. Elative singular form of joka.

From the same stem found in josla (“zone, strip”), Proto-Indo-European *yo(u)s- (“to girdle”) (itself from *yeu- (“to bind”)), but with a different suffix (-t(a) instead of -l(a)). Cognates include Lithuanian júosta (“belt”), Proto-Slavic *po-jasъ (compare Russian пояс (pojas)), Sanskrit रास्ना (rā́snā, “girdle”) (< *yā́s-nā), Ancient Greek ζῶμα (zôma, “loincloth, drawers”) (< *zōsma < *yo(w)s-ma-).[1]

• IPA^(key): [juôsta]

josta f (4th declension)

1. belt (a band worn around the waist, to keep clothes in place, to hold weapons, or serve as decoration)

   josta ar sprādzi ― belt with a buckle

   pīta josta ― braided belt

   mēteļa, jakas josta ― coat, jacket belt

   aizsprādzēt, savilkt jostu ― to buckle, to tighten the belt

2. belt (a belt-like strap or band to hold someone in place)

   drošības josta ― safety belt (e.g., in a car)

   glābšanas josta ― life belt

3. (figuratively) belt-like area around something

   ezera ūdeni apjož smilšu josta ― a sand belt surrounded the waters of the lake

4. waist, loins (part of the body between the chest and the hips)

   jostas apvidus ― lumbar region

   jostas skriemeļi, muskulis, nervi ― lumbar vertebrae, muscle, nerves

• josla