costà

See also: costa, Costa, cósta, costá, costâ, and cô ta

Catalan

Verb

costà

  1. third-person singular preterite indicative form of costar

Italian

Etymology

From Latin eccum istāc.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kosˈta/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: co‧stà

Adverb

costà

  1. (Tuscany) there
    • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell] (paperback), 12th edition, Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto VIII, lines 37–42, page 121–122:
      E io a lui: « Con piangere e con lutto, ¶ spirito maladetto, ti rimani; ¶ ch’i’ ti conosco, ancor sie lordo tutto ». ¶ Allor distese al legno ambo le mani; ¶ per che ’l maestro accorto lo sospinse, ¶ dicendo: « Via costà con li altri cani! ».
      And I to him: "With weeping and with wailing, thou spirit maledict, do thou remain; for thee I know, though thou art all defiled." Then stretched he both his hands unto the boat; whereat my wary Master thrust him back, saying, "Away there with the other dogs!"

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References
  • costà in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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