kost

Pronunciation: [ˈkuɔ̯̂st]

“kost” is a Latvian word. Its 14 meanings in English:

verb

to bite, to take a bite (to use one's teeth to press, to cut off a piece of something)
to bite in (to press, to sink one's teeth into something)
to bite, to chew (to reduce (usually food) to pieces with one's teeth)
to eat a little, to have a bite
to bite (to be able to bite; to sink one's teeth into something in order to hurt or kill; (of insects) to sting)
to cause sudden sharp pain
to cause sudden discomfort
to bite (to freeze or heat so much that they no longer grow)
to damage or destroy slowly
to bite (to cause a sore, burning sensation)
to bite (to cause a feeling of pain in the eyes)
to be sharp when in use, to cut well
to bite (to press one's teeth, usually expressing tension)
to bite (to make something, usually a gap, hole, etc., with one's teeth)

Etymology

From *kansti, from Proto-Baltic *kand-t(e)i, from an ablauted form *kond- of Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“to rub, to scratch, to scrape”) (whence also kniest (“to itch”), q.v.) with an extra -d. Cognates include Lithuanian ką́sti, Proto-Slavic *kǫsъ (Old Church Slavonic кѫсъ (kǫsŭ), Russian кус (kus, “mouthful”), кусать (kusatʹ, “to bite, to sting”), Bulgarian къ́сам (kắsam, “to bite, to sting”),…

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