costal

== English == === Etymology === From French costal and its etymon Medieval Latin costālis, from Latin costa (“rib”). As a Spanish unit, via Spanish costal. By surface analysis, costa +‎ -al. Piecewise doublet of coastal. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑstl̩/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒstl̩/ Rhymes: -ɒstəl === Adjective === costal (not comparable) Pertaining to a rib. (biology) Pertaining to a costa. (entomology) Pertaining to the costa or to the wing areas next to it. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === costal (plural costals or costales) (historical) Synonym of saco, a historical Spanish unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 111 L === References === === Anagrams === tlacos, Catlos, octals == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [kusˈtal] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [kosˈtal] === Adjective === costal m or f (masculine and feminine plural costals) (anatomy, relational) rib; costal ==== Related terms ==== costa costat costella === Further reading === “costal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “costal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “costal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “costal”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔs.tal/ === Adjective === costal (feminine costale, masculine plural costaux, feminine plural costales) costal === Further reading === “costal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Etymology === Attested since the 13th century. From Latin costalis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kosˈtal/ === Adjective === costal m or f (plural costais) costal === Noun === costal m (plural costais) (historical) sack used for carrying loads at the back 1439, X. Ferro Couselo (ed.), A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI. 2 vols. Vigo: Galaxia, page 419: Synonym: saco flour sack Synonym: saco packthread; cord used to tie a skein Synonym: conda ==== Related terms ==== costa === References === Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “costal”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “costal”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “costal”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “costal”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Manx == === Etymology === cost +‎ -al === Adjective === costal valuable, precious, sumptuous, costly ==== Derived terms ==== neuchostal == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French costal. === Adjective === costal m or n (feminine singular costală, masculine plural costali, feminine/neuter plural costale) costal ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin costālis. First attested in 1843. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kosˈtal/ [kosˈt̪al] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: cos‧tal === Adjective === costal m or f (masculine and feminine plural costales) (anatomy) costal (of or related to a rib) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === costal m (plural costales) gunny sack (a sack of cheap materials used to transport bulk dry goods) Synonym: talego (historical) a historical unit of dry measure equivalent to about 111 L Synonym: saco ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Tagalog: kostal === References === === Further reading === “costal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025