costa

Meaning

1. (declension-1, feminine) a rib
2. (declension-1, feminine) a side, a wall

Concepts

side

rib

tummy

flank

abdomen

aspect

belly

paunch

stomach

gut

Synonyms

latus

alvus

aqualiculus

limbus

litus

ora

venter

clinamen

acta

os costale

Translations

côte

costella

costilla

costola

Rippe

Seite

rib

costela

kant

costat

zijde

Flanke

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈkɔs.ta]

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *kost-, and compared with Old Church Slavonic кость (kostĭ), Middle Persian [script needed] (kust), as well as *h₃ost- (“bone”), whence os (“bone”). However, De Vaan finds the connection with Slavic improbable and gives no etymology.