kostka

See also: Kostka, kôstka, and kostką

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kostъka (small bone), since dice were made of bones (Proto-Slavic *kostь).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkostka]

Noun

kostka f

  1. die (polyhedron used in games of chance)
    Pokud se nemůžeš rozhodnout, hoď si kostkou.
  2. cube (object more or less in the form of a cube)
    Stačí jedna kostka cukru.

Declension

Further reading

  • kostka in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • kostka in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Polish

kostka brukowa (#7)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kostъka (small bone), since dice were made of bones (Proto-Slavic *kostь); equivalent to kość + -ka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.stka/
  • (file)

Noun

kostka f

  1. Diminutive of kość; bone
  2. die (polyhedron used in games of chance)
  3. cube (object more or less in the form of a cube)
    Kostka Rubika – Rubik's Cube
    kostka lodu – ice cube
  4. (anatomy) knuckle
  5. (anatomy) ankle
  6. (informal) pick, plectrum (a small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc. for plucking strings)
  7. cobble, cobblestone

Declension

Synonyms

Further reading

  • kostka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kostka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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