coster

== English == === Noun === coster (plural costers) Clipping of costermonger. (obsolete) A costard: a large apple good for cooking; any apple. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Acraea. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === torces, c-store, corset, sector, rectos, scoter, Tresco, Cortes, recost, Ectors, Certos, scrote, escort == Catalan == === Etymology === From costa +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [kusˈte̞] IPA(key): (Balearic, Northwestern) [kosˈte] IPA(key): (Central) [kusˈte] IPA(key): (Valencia) [kosˈteɾ] === Adjective === coster (feminine costera, masculine plural costers, feminine plural costeres) sloping, steep (relational) side; lateral === Noun === coster m (plural costers) slope Synonyms: costa, pendant, pujada (architecture) rafter, gable end Synonym: biga === Further reading === “coster”, 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 == Ladin == === Etymology === From Latin cōnstāre. === Verb === coster To cost ==== Conjugation ==== Ladin conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive. == Old French == === Alternative forms === couster === Etymology === From Latin cōnstāre. === Verb === coster to cost (have a certain cost) ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-sts, *-stt are modified to z, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: cousterFrench: coûter Norman: couôter, coûtaïr (Guernsey) → Dutch: kosten → Middle English: costen English: cost Scots: cost → Middle High German: kosten Cimbrian: khostan, khòstan (Sette Comuni) German: kosten Mòcheno: kosten