-ість

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Ukrainian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Ruthenian -ость (-ostʹ), from Old East Slavic -ость (-ostĭ), from Proto-Slavic *-ostь.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • -ість: IPA(key): [ isʲtʲ]
  • (file)

Suffix[edit]

-ість (-istʹf

  1. -hood, -ness, -ity (suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually an abstract noun denoting a relation, social status, scientific discipline, quality or state).

Derived terms[edit]