ósta

See also: osta, ôta, and ostā

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish ósta (“accommodation for travellers, lodging”), from Anglo-Norman oste (“innkeeper, landlord”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ósta m (genitive singular ósta, nominative plural óstaí)

  1. lodging
  2. inn; public house
  3. liquor department (in store)
  4. host
    Synonym: óstach

Declension
Declension of ósta

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ósta óstaí
Vocative a ósta a óstaí
Genitive ósta óstaí
Dative ósta óstaí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-ósta na hóstaí
Genitive an ósta na n-óstaí
Dative leis an ósta

don ósta

 leis na hóstaí

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
ósta n-ósta hósta t-ósta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "ósta" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “ósta” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “ósta” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “ósta” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman oste (“innkeeper, landlord”).

Noun

ósta m

  1. accommodation for travellers, lodging

Descendants

Further reading
  • “ósta” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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