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hos’ta

dialectal

language: Veps

part of speech: Verb

pronunciation: hośta (Central Western Veps, Northern Veps)

phonetic variants: hus’ta (Northern Veps); hostä (Central Eastern Veps)


1 meaning

  • Russian: тереть
  • English: to grate, to grind
concept: to rub

dialects of usage: Central Western Veps, Northern Veps

Examples (2)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. Huled pidi hosta jäpurahal, siloi ned pit’kha jäiba rusttoin pertiš, no sen taguiči huliden nahk haukteli da necen kibišti – midä ed tege čomuden täht! (“Gul’aida – gul’ai, a ičeiž rad mušta”)
2. Nene oma must-vauktad host’ud erasiš sijoiš kuvad, miččed oma lujas arvokahad sinei: kartonaižed modkuvad, kanzistorijad, eläbad modod, voded 40, 60, vastused, jubilejad.
Черно-белые карточки, потертые на сгибах, хранимые у сердца. Картонные портреты. Семейные истории. Выразительные лица. Сороковые… Шестидесятые… Встречи. Юбилеи. (Sinä i minä)

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