oste

oste c

1. plural indefinite of ost

Borrowed from Old French oste (“innkeeper, landlord”), which is from Latin hospitem, the accusative singular of hospes. From the same Latin source: Italian ospite (a doublet).

oste m (plural osti, feminine ostessa)

1. innkeeper, landlord (proprietor of an osteria)

• ostessa
• osteria

• ospite

From Latin hostem, accusative singular of hostis (“enemy, stranger”), from Proto-Italic *hostis, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis (“guest, stranger”).

oste m (plural osti)

1. army or host, especially that of the enemy

• esercito

• ostile

• esto, teso, tesò

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈoːsːte/

ōste

1. inflection of oastit:
   1. first-person dual present indicative
   2. third-person plural past indicative

From Latin hospitem, the accusative singular of hospes.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔs.tə/

oste m (oblique plural ostes, nominative singular ostes, nominative plural oste)

1. innkeeper, landlord
2. (by extension) host

• ostel

• Middle English: hoste (borrowed)
  • English: host
• Middle French: hoste
  • French: hôte
• Italian: oste (borrowed)