-осць
Belarusian edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms edit
- -асць (-ascʹ) (when unstressed)
Etymology edit
From Proto-Slavic *-ostь. Cognate with Russian -ость (-ostʹ), Ukrainian -ість (-istʹ), Polish -ość.
Suffix edit
-о́сць • (-óscʹ)
- Used to form abstract nouns from adjectives; -ness, -ity, -dom.
- прыго́жы (pryhóžy) + -осць (-oscʹ) → прыгажо́сць (pryhažóscʹ)