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-ost

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

Czech

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ost f (noun-forming suffix)

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

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • -ost in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Old English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *-ōst, from Proto-Germanic *-ōstaz.

    Alternative forms

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    Suffix

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    -ost

    1. Used to form superlative adjectives and adverbs
      dēop (deep) + ‎-ost → ‎dēopost (deepest)
      nytt (useful) + ‎-ost → ‎nyttost (most useful)
    Declension
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    Descendants
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    • Middle English: -est, -ist, -yst, -ast (especially Northern)
      • English: -est
      • Middle Scots: -ast, -est

    Etymology 2

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    Suffix

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    -ost

    1. alternative form of -est

    Serbo-Croatian

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    Etymology

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

    Suffix

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    -ost (Cyrillic spelling -ост)

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

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    Slovene

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-Slavic *-ostь.

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    Suffix

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    -ost or -ọ̑st f

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

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