Feminine

hostia

Meaning

  1. (declension-1, feminine) sacrifice, offering
  2. (declension-1, feminine) victim, sacrificial animal
  3. (declension-1, feminine) host, the consecrated bread

Translations

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈhɔs.ti.a]
Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰostiyo-, from *ǵʰes- (“hand”).

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