josta

See also: jostā

Finnish

Pronoun

josta

1. elative singular of joka

Latvian

Jostas (1)

Josta apvidus (4)

Etymology

From the same stem found in josla (“zone, strip”), Proto-Indo-European *yeh₃s- (“to girdle”), but with a different suffix (-t(a) instead of -l(a)). Cognates include Lithuanian júosta, Proto-Slavic *pojasъ (compare Russian пояс (pojas)), Sanskrit रास्ना (rā́snā, “girdle”) (< *yā́s-nā), Ancient Greek ζῶμα (zôma, “loincloth, drawers”) (< *zōsma < *yōs-ma-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [juôsta]

• Audio:

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Noun

josta f (4th declension)

1. belt (a band worn around the waist, to keep clothes in place, to hold weapons, or serve as decoration)

   josta ar sprādzi ― belt with a buckle

   pīta josta ― braided belt

   mēteļa, jakas josta ― coat, jacket belt

   aizsprādzēt, savilkt jostu ― to buckle, to tighten the belt

2. belt (a belt-like strap or band to hold someone in place)

   drošības josta ― safety belt (e.g., in a car)

   glābšanas josta ― life belt

3. (figuratively) belt-like area around something

   ezera ūdeni apjož smilšu josta ― a sand belt surrounded the waters of the lake

4. waist, loins (part of the body between the chest and the hips)

   jostas apvidus ― lumbar region

   jostas skriemeļi, muskulis, nervi ― lumbar vertebrae, muscle, nerves

Declension

Declension of josta (4th declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	josta	jostas
genitive	jostas	jostu
dative	jostai	jostām
accusative	jostu	jostas
instrumental	jostu	jostām
locative	jostā	jostās
vocative	josta	jostas

See also

• josla
• siksna f