-naście

Polish

Alternative forms

• -nadzieście, -naćcie, -nacie (archaic)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *na desęte. By surface analysis, univerbation of na +‎ dziesięć, literally “on ten”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaɕ.t͡ɕɛ/

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• Rhymes: -aɕt͡ɕɛ
• Syllabification: naś‧cie

Suffix

-naście

1. forms numerals from 11 to 19 -teen (+10)

   ‎dwa (“two”) + ‎-naście → ‎dwanaście (“twelve”)

Usage notes

• Causes vowel shifts of o to u and sometimes interfixes -o-.

Declension

Declension of -naście

	plural
	virile	other
nominative	-nastu	-naście
genitive	-nastu
dative
accusative	-nastu	-naście
instrumental	-nastoma
locative	-nastu
vocative	-nastu	-naście

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -naście

See also

• -nasty

Further reading

• -naście in Polish dictionaries at PWN