-ост

See also: ост

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic -ость (-ostĭ), from Proto-Slavic *-ostь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-ɔst]
• Never stressed.

Suffix

-ост • (-ost)

1. Appended to adjectives and verbs to create a feminine noun, usually denoting a feature or quality.

   ‎смел (smel) + ‎-ост (-ost) → ‎сме́лост (smélost)

   ‎хра́бър (hrábǎr) + ‎-ост (-ost) → ‎хра́брост (hrábrost)

   ‎мил (mil) + ‎-ост (-ost) → ‎ми́лост (mílost)

   ‎лек (lek) + ‎-ост (-ost) → ‎ле́кост (lékost)

   ‎стар (star) + ‎-ост (-ost) → ‎ста́рост (stárost)

   ‎глуп (glup) + ‎-ост (-ost) → ‎глу́пост (glúpost)

Derived terms

Bulgarian terms suffixed with -ост

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ostь.

Suffix

-ост • (-ost) f

1. Appended to adjectives and verbs to create a feminine noun, usually denoting a feature or quality.

   ‎млад (mlad) + ‎-ост (-ost) → ‎младост (mladost)

   ‎стар (star) + ‎-ост (-ost) → ‎старост (starost)

   ‎храбар (hrabar) + ‎-ост (-ost) → ‎храброст (hrabrost)

   ‎вечен (večen) + ‎-ост (-ost) → ‎вечност (večnost)

   ‎проѕирен (prodziren) + ‎-ост (-ost) → ‎проѕирност (prodzirnost)

Derived terms

Macedonian terms suffixed with -ост

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ostь; compare Old Church Slavonic -ость (-ostĭ).

Suffix

-ост (Latin spelling -ost)

1. Appended to adjectives and verbs to create a feminine noun, usually denoting a feature or quality. Similar to -оћа.

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian terms suffixed with -ост