UrsprungFrom Old Swedish hōsta, probably from the oblique case of Old Norse hósti, from Proto-Germanic *hwōstô.
- common-gendera cough (condition/disease)
“Mamma hade fått en envis hosta.” — Mom had contracted a stubborn cough.
Formerhosta(indefinite, nominative, singular) · hostas(genitive, indefinite, singular) · hostan(definite, nominative, singular) · hostans(definite, genitive, singular) · -(indefinite, nominative, plural) · -(genitive, indefinite, plural) · -(definite, nominative, plural) · -(definite, genitive, plural) · hostar(present) · hostade(preterite) · hostat(supine) · hosta(imperative) · hosta(active, infinitive) · -(infinitive, passive) · hostat(active, supine) · -(passive, supine) · hosta(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · hosten(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive)