-ost

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See also: ost, Ost, OST, ôt, öst, øst, osť, and -osť

Czech[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Suffix[edit]

-ost f

  1. -ness: from adjectives, forms nouns indicating a property

Declension[edit]

Declension
singular plural
nominative -ost -osti
genitive -osti -ostí
dative -osti -ostem
accusative -ost -osti
vocative -osti -osti
locative -osti -ostech
instrumental -ostí -ostmi

Derived terms[edit]

Czech words suffixed with -ost

Further reading[edit]

  • -ost in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Old English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-ost

  1. Alternative form of -est

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Suffix[edit]

-ost (Cyrillic spelling -ост)

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

Derived terms[edit]

Serbo-Croatian words suffixed with -ost

Slovene[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *-ostь.

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-ost or -ọ̑st f

  1. Forms abstract nouns from adjectives, denoting a quality.

Derived terms[edit]

Slovene words suffixed with -ost
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