-осць

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• -осьць (-osʹcʹ) — Taraškievica orthography

Alternative forms

• -асць (-ascʹ) (when unstressed)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ostь. Cognate with Russian -ость (-ostʹ), Ukrainian -ість (-istʹ), Polish -ość.

Suffix

-о́сць • (-óscʹ)

1. Used to form abstract nouns from adjectives; -ness, -ity, -dom.

   ‎прыго́жы (pryhóžy) + ‎-осць (-oscʹ) → ‎прыгажо́сць (pryhažóscʹ)

Derived terms

Belarusian terms suffixed with -осць