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{{also|Hostia|hòstia|hóstia|hostią|Hostią}}
==Latin==

===Etymology===
From {{der|la|ine-pro|*ǵʰostiyo-}}, from {{m|ine-pro|*ǵʰes-||hand}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{la-IPA|hostia}}

===Noun===
{{la-noun|hostia<1>}}

# [[sacrifice]], [[offering]]
# [[victim]], [[sacrificial]] [[animal]]
# {{lb|la|Christianity}} [[host]], the [[consecrated]] [[bread]]

====Declension====
{{la-ndecl|hostia<1>}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|fro|oiste}}
** {{desc|frm|oiste}}
** {{desc|enm|oste|oyst|bor=1}}
*** {{desc|en|host}}
* {{desc|ca|hòstia|bor=1}}
* {{desc|nl|hostie|bor=1}}
* {{desc|frm|hostie|bor=1}}
** {{desc|fr|hostie}}
** {{desc|en|hostie|bor=1}}
* {{desc|gl|hostia|bor=1}}
* {{desc|de|Hostie|bor=1}}
* {{desc|is|hostía|bor=1}}
* {{desc|el|όστια|bor=1}}
* {{desc|it|ostia|bor=1}}
* {{desc|pl|hostia|bor=1}}
* {{desc|pt|hóstia|bor=1}}
* {{desc|ro|hostie|bor=1}}
* {{desc|ru|го́стия|bor=1}}
* {{desc|scn|òstia|bor=1}}
* {{desc|es|hostia|bor=1}}

===References===
* {{R:L&S}}
* {{R:Elementary Lewis}}
* {{R:du Cange}}
* {{R:Gaffiot}}
* {{R:M&A}}
* {{R:Peck}}
* {{R:Smith's Antiquities}}

==Polish==
{{wp|lang=pl}}
[[File:Hostia i komunikanty.JPG|thumb|hostia]]

===Etymology===
{{dercat|pl|ine-pro}}
{{lbor|pl|la|hostia}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{pl-pr|a=Pl-hostia.ogg|hh=Hostia}}

===Noun===
{{pl-noun|f}}

# {{lb|pl|Roman Catholicism}} [[sacramental bread]], [[communion bread]], [[communion wafer]], [[Eucharist]], [[host]] {{gl|bread used in the Christian ritual of the Eucharist; before the consecration}}
#: {{syn|pl|eucharystia|komunia|komunikant}}
#: {{cot|pl|wino mszalne}}

====Declension====
{{pl-decl-noun-f}}

====Related terms====
{{col-auto|pl|title=nouns|Hostia}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:pl:PWN}}
* {{R:pl:PWN Encyclopedia}}

{{C|pl|Breads|Foods}}

==Spanish==

===Pronunciation===
{{es-pr}}

===Etymology 1===
Early borrowing from {{bor|es|EL.|hostia||host, consecrated bread ← victim, sacrifice}}.

====Noun====
{{es-noun|f}}

# {{lb|es|Catholicism}} [[communion wafer]], [[host]]
# {{lb|es|vulgar|Spain}} [[punch]], [[slap]]
#: {{syn|es|golpe|trastazo|bofetada}}
# {{lb|es|vulgar|Spain}} [[the shit]] {{q|the best of its kind}}
#: {{syn|es|leche|polla}}
#: {{ux|es|¡Estas uvas son la '''hostia'''!|These grapes are the '''shit'''!}}

=====Descendants=====
* {{desc|ceb|ostiya|bor=1}}

====Interjection====
{{head|es|interjection|head=¡hostia!}}

# {{lb|es|vulgar|Spain}} [[jeez]] {{gloss|expression of surprise}}
#: {{syn|es|joder<alt:¡joder!>|mierda<alt:¡mierda!><q:only for negative situations>}}
# {{lb|es|vulgar|Spain}} [[fuck]]!

=====Alternative forms=====
* {{alt|es|hostias|¡hostias!}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col-auto|es
|a toda hostia
|cagando hostias
|de la hostia
|dejarse de hostias
|echando hostias
|hostiar
|la hostia
|mala hostia
|me cago en la hostia
|ni qué hostias
}}

===Etymology 2===

====Verb====
{{head|es|verb form}}

# {{es-verb form of|hostiar}}

===See also===
{{col4|es
|ostras
}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:es:DRAE}}

{{C|es|Religion}}