gost

== English == === Noun === gost (plural gosts) Obsolete spelling of ghost. === Further reading === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “gost”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === GOTs, GTOs, gots, stog, togs == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English gāst, from Proto-West Germanic *gaist, from Proto-Germanic *gaistaz. ==== Alternative forms ==== gast, gaast, goost, goste ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɡɔːst/ Rhymes: -ɔːst ==== Noun ==== gost (plural gostes) a spiritual being; angel, devil, spirit; soul of a dead person the Holy Ghost Goddes gost is þe geven. — Cleanness, c1400 A villain, scoundrel; a devil incarnate; a wicked-looking creature In þat doynge Paternus the monk semeþ a lewed goost. — Polychronicon Ranulphi Higden, 1387 The soul of man, spiritual nature Ȝe cursed gostes, goþ in-to þe pyne of helle! — Seint Ieremie telleþ, c1400 Lyfe is none quen gost is lede. — A Stanzaic Life of Christ, 1500 A spiritual force or insight, a gift of prophecy A haþel in þy holde..hatz þe gostes of God þat gyes alle soþes. — Cleanness, c1400 A breath, blowing, wind; God's breath, a spiritual wind; the blowing of storm Gost-wynd nedefull is to recouer monnes gost þat greued is. — A Stanzaic Life of Christ, 1500 ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== English: ghost Scots: ghaist Yola: gaast, gast ===== References ===== “gōst, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== gost alternative form of gorst == Occitan == === Etymology === From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin gustus, from Proto-Italic *gustus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus. Numerous cognates include Catalan gust, Italian gusto and French goût. === Pronunciation === === Noun === gost m (plural gosts) taste (of food, drink, etc.) ==== Derived terms ==== gostós ==== See also ==== tastar == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gostь, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡôːst/ === Noun === gȏst m anim (Cyrillic spelling го̑ст) guest Svakog gosta tri dana dosta. - [For] every guest three days is enough. (proverb) ==== Declension ==== === References === “gost”, in Речник српскохрватскога књижевног језика [Rečnik srpskohrvatskoga književnog jezika, Dictionary of the Serbo-Croatian Literary Language] (in Serbo-Croatian), Друго фототипско издање [Second Phototype Edition], volume 1, Novi Sad; Zagreb: Matica srpska; Matica hrvatska, 1967–1976, published 1990, page 542 “gost”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Slovene == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Slavic *gostь, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɡɔ́st/ ==== Noun ==== gȍst m anim guest ===== Declension ===== This noun needs an inflection-table template. === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Slavic *gǫstъ. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɡóːst/ ==== Adjective ==== gọ̑st (comparative gostȇjši, superlative nȁjgostȇjši) dense ===== Declension ===== This adjective needs an inflection-table template. === Further reading === “gost”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran “gost”, in Termania, Amebis See also the general references == Vilamovian == === Etymology === From Middle High German gast, from Old High German gast, from Proto-West Germanic *gasti, from Proto-Germanic *gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis (“stranger, guest”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === gost m (plural gest) guest == Zazaki == === Etymology === Compare Persian گوشت (gušt). === Noun === gost meat