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-ість

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • -ість: IPA(key): [ isʲtʲ]
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Suffix

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-ість (-istʹf (variant -їсть or -ство)

  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).

Declension

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Declension of -́ість
(inan sg-only 3rd-decl fem-form accent-a і-о)
singular
nominative -́ість
-́istʹ
genitive -́ості, -́ости
-́osti, -́osty
dative -́ості
-́osti
accusative -́ість
-́istʹ
instrumental -́істю
-́istju
locative -́ості
-́osti
vocative -́осте
-́oste

Derived terms

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