kostka
Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kostъka (“small bone”), since dice were made of bones (Proto-Slavic *kostь).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkostka]
Noun
kostka f
Declension
Polish
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kostъka (“small bone”), since dice were made of bones (Proto-Slavic *kostь); equivalent to kość + -ka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.stka/
Audio (file)
Noun
kostka f
- Diminutive of kość; bone
- die (polyhedron used in games of chance)
- cube (object more or less in the form of a cube)
- Kostka Rubika – Rubik's Cube
- kostka lodu – ice cube
- (anatomy) knuckle
- (anatomy) ankle
- (informal) pick, plectrum (a small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc. for plucking strings)
- cobble, cobblestone
Declension
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