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host

See also: Host, höst, hőst, høst, and hosť

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Etymology 1

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    Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis
    Proto-Indo-European *pótis
    Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis
    Proto-Italic *hostipotis
    Latin hospes
    Old French ostebor.
    Middle English hoste
    English host

      From Middle English hoste, from Old French oste (French: hôte), from Latin hospitem, accusative of hospes (“a host, also a sojourner, visitor, guest; hence, a foreigner, a stranger”), from *hostipotis, an old compound of hostis and the root of potis, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis (“master of guests”), from *gʰóstis (“stranger, guest, enemy”) and *pótis (“owner, master, host, husband”). Used in English since 13th century.

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      host (plural hosts)

      1. One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially.
        A good host is always considerate of the guest’s needs.
      2. One that provides a facility for an event.
      3. A person or organization responsible for running an event.
        Our company is host of the annual conference this year.
      4. A moderator or master of ceremonies for a performance.
        Synonym: (UK) presenter
        The host was terrible, but the acts themselves were good.
      5. (multiplicity) The primary member of a system, typically the member who fronts most often.
      6. (computing, Internet) Any computer attached to a network.
      7. (ecology) A cell or organism which harbors another organism or biological entity, usually a parasite.
        Viruses depend on the host that they infect in order to be able to reproduce.
        • 2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193:
          A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.
      8. (evolution, genetics) An organism bearing certain genetic material, with respect to its cells.
        The so-called junk DNA is known, so far, to provide no apparent benefit to its host.
      9. A paid male companion offering conversation and in some cases sex, as in certain types of bar in Japan.
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      host (third-person singular simple present hosts, present participle hosting, simple past and past participle hosted)

      1. To perform the role of a host.
        Our company will host the annual conference this year.
        I was terrible at hosting that show.
        I’ll be hosting tonight. I hope I’m not terrible.
        • 1984 February 4, Suzan Bedrosian, “Sex Lives”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 28, page 4:
          I am quite impressed with the December 10th issue in which it hosted the article by Nancy Langer, "Different Abilities, the Same Queer Pleasures."
        • 2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193:
          Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola.
      2. (obsolete, intransitive) To lodge at an inn.
      3. (computing, Internet) To run software made available to a remote user or process.
        Kremvax hosts a variety of services.
        • 1987 May 7, Selden E. Ball, Jr., “Re: Ethernet Terminal Concentrators”, in comp.protocols.tcp-ip (Usenet):
          CMU/TEK TCP/IP software uses an excessive amount of cpu resources for terminal support both outbound, when accessing another system, and inbound, when the local system is hosting a session.
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        From Middle English oost, borrowed from Old French ost, oste, hoste, from Latin hostis (“foreign enemy”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis (as opposed to inimicus (“personal enemy”)). Doublet of guest.

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        host (plural hosts)

        2. A multitude of people arrayed as an army; used also in religious senses, as: Heavenly host (of angels)
          • 1843 April, Thomas Carlyle, “ch. X, Plugson of Undershot”, in Past and Present, American edition, Boston, Mass.: Charles C[offin] Little and James Brown, published 1843, →OCLC, book III (The Modern Worker):
            Why, Plugson, even thy own host is all in mutiny: Cotton is conquered; but the ‘bare backs’ — are worse covered than ever!
          • 1955 October 20, J[ohn] R[onald] R[euel] Tolkien, “chapter 4, The Field of Cormallen”, in The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of The Lord of the Rings […], New York, N.Y.: Ballantine Books, published December 1978, →ISBN:
            All about the hosts of Mordor raged.
          • 1977, K.M. Elizabeth Murray, Caught in the Web of Words, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 173:
            By Lady Day the Scriptorium was ready to receive the "copying and burrowing" of the host of readers who had been directed by Furnivall for the past twenty years.
          • 2001, Carlos Parada, Hesione 2, Greek Mythology Link:
            the invading host that had sailed from Hellas in more than one thousand ships was of an unprecedented size.
        3. A large number of items; a large inventory.
          The dealer stocks a host of parts for my Model A.
          There are a host of reasons for this decision.
          • 1802, William Wordsworth, I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud:
            I wandered lonely as a cloud
            That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
            When all at once I saw a crowd,
            A host, of golden daffodils; […]
          • 1836, The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction:
            A short time since, some friends drinking tea one summer evening at their residence near Maidenhead, with all the windows of the drawing-room open, there suddenly burst in a host of small flies, which covered the table and the furniture […]
          • 2018 June 18, Phil McNulty, “Tunisia 1 – 2 England”, in BBC Sport‎[1], archived from the original on 21 April 2019:
            England ran Tunisia ragged in that spell but were punished for missing a host of chances when Ferjani Sassi equalised from the penalty spot against the run of play after Kyle Walker was penalised for an elbow on Fakhreddine Ben Youssef.
          • 2020 July 29, Ian Prosser discusses with Paul Stephen, “Rail needs robust and strategic plans”, in Rail, page 38:
            In the immediate term, there is a host of new operating procedures to be developed and to become familiarised with, in accordance with social distancing.
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          From Middle English host, oist, ost, from Old French hoiste, from Latin hostia (“sacrificial victim”). Doublet of hostie.

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          host (plural hosts)

          2. (Christianity) The consecrated bread of the Eucharist.
            Synonym: Body of Christ (believers' term)
            • 1978, John Lydon, “Religion II”, performed by Public Image Ltd.:
              Do you pray to the Holy Ghost when you suck your host? / Do you read who's dead in the Irish Post?
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          Catalan

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          Inherited from Old Catalan ost, from Latin hostis, from Proto-Italic *hostis, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis (“guest, stranger”).

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          host f (plural hosts)

          1. army, troops

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          Czech

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          FWOTD – 4 April 2013
          Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
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          Inherited from Old Czech host, from Proto-Slavic *gostь.

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          host m anim (female equivalent hostka)

          1. guest
            Host do domu, Bůh do domu.
            A guest into the house, God into the house. (old proverb, meaning: respect should be shown to guests)
            Host a ryba třetí den smrdí.
            The guest and the fish smell the third day.

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          The archaic plural instrumental is hostmi.

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          Declension of host (hard masculine animate)
          singular plural
          nominative host hosti, hosté
          genitive hosta hostů, hostí
          dative hostovi, hostu hostům
          accusative hosta hosty
          vocative hoste hosti, hosté
          locative hostovi, hostu hostech
          instrumental hostem hosty

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          Etymology 1

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          From English host.

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          host m (plural hosts, diminutive hostje n)

          1. (computing) host
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          See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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          host

          1. inflection of hossen:
            1. second/third-person singular present indicative
            2. (archaic) plural imperative

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          Related to hoste ("to cough").

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          host n (definite singular hostet, indefinite plural host, definite plural hosta or hostene)

          1. a single cough expulsion
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          • Prior to a 2020 spelling revision, this noun was also considered masculine.

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          From English host.

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          host m (definite singular hosten, indefinite plural hoster, definite plural hostene)

          1. (computing) host
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          host

          1. imperative of hoste

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          Etymology 1

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          Related to hosta, hoste ("to cough").

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          host n (definite singular hostet, indefinite plural host, definite plural hosta)

          1. a single cough expulsion

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          From English host.

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          host m (definite singular hosten, indefinite plural hostar, definite plural hostane)

          1. (computing) host
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          host

          1. imperative of hosta

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          Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis
          Proto-Balto-Slavic *gastís
          Proto-Slavic *gostь
          Old Czech host

            Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gostь.

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            • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈɣost/
            • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈɦost/

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            host m pers (female equivalent hosti)

            1. guest
              host pocěstný ― a wayfarer
            2. foreigner

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            Declension of host (i-stem)
            singular dual plural
            nominative host hosti hostie
            genitive hosti hosťú hostí
            dative hosti hostma hostem
            accusative host, hosti hosti hosti
            vocative hosti hosti hostie
            locative hosti hosťú hostech
            instrumental hostem hostma hostmi
            This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

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            • Czech: host

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            Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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            Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis
            Proto-Indo-European *pótis
            Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis
            Proto-Italic *hostipotis
            Latin hospes
            Old French ostebor.
            Middle English hoste
            English hostbor.
            Polish host

              Borrowed from English host. Doublet of gość.

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              host m inan

              1. (networking) host (computer attached to a network)

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              Declension of host
              singular plural
              nominative host hosty
              genitive hosta hostów
              dative hostowi hostom
              accusative host hosty
              instrumental hostem hostami
              locative hoście hostach
              vocative hoście hosty

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              host m pers (female equivalent hostessa)

              1. host, promotional model (person hired to greet customers and guests of a store, hotel, or institution, and advertise goods or provide assistance, giving the necessary information or pointing the way)

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              Declension of host
              singular plural
              nominative host hostowie/hości/hosty (deprecative)
              genitive hosta hostów
              dative hostowi hostom
              accusative hosta hostów
              instrumental hostem hostami
              locative hoście hostach
              vocative hoście hostowie/hości/hosty (deprecative)

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              host m pers

              1. (slang) host (owner of a house, apartment, or guesthouse, as opposed to people renting premises from them)
                Synonym: gospodarz

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              Declension of host
              singular plural
              nominative host hostowie/hosty (deprecative)
              genitive hosta hostów
              dative hostowi hostom
              accusative hosta hostów
              instrumental hostem hostami
              locative hoście hostach
              vocative hoście hostowie/hosty (deprecative)

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              • “host”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
              • “host”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish)

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                Unadapted borrowing from English host.

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                host m (plural hosts)

                1. (networking) host (computer attached to a network)

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                hóst

                1. genitive dual/plural of họ̑sta

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                  Borrowed from English host. Doublet of huésped.

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                  • IPA(key): /ˈxost/ [ˈxost̪]
                  • Rhymes: -ost
                  • Syllabification: host

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                  host m or f (plural host)

                  1. (computing, Internet) host (any computer attached to a network)
                    Synonym: anfitrión

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                  host

                  1. cough
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