-stwo
Old Polish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьstvo.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-stwo
- forms abstract or collective nouns
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Polish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Polish -stwo, from Proto-Slavic *-ьstvo.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-stwo n
- suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually an abstract noun denoting a relation, social status, scientific discipline, quality or a state. Corresponding to English -hood, -ness or -dom
- brat + -stwo → braterstwo
Declension edit
Declension of -stwo
Suffix edit
-stwo vir
- (literary) suffix appended to words to create a title or position and their wife
- ambasador + -stwo → ambasadorstwo
Declension edit
Declension of -stwo
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- -stwo in Polish dictionaries at PWN