Macedonian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ota.

Suffix edit

-ота (-otaf

  1. Suffix appended to adjectives to create a feminine noun, usually an abstract noun denoting a quality.
    гроз- (groz-, disgusting) + ‎-ота (-ota) → ‎грозота (grozota, disgustingness)
    добр- (dobr-, good) + ‎-ота (-ota) → ‎доброта (dobrota, goodness)

Derived terms edit

Russian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ota.

Pronunciation edit

Suffix edit

-ота́ (-otá)

  1. Suffix appended to adjectives to create a feminine noun, usually an abstract noun denoting a quality.
    хри́п(лый) (xríp(lyj), hoarse) + ‎-ота́ (-otá) → ‎хрипота́ (xripotá, hoarseness)
    кра́с(ный) (krás(nyj), beautiful) (poetic) + ‎-ота́ (-otá) → ‎красота́ (krasotá, beauty)
    пусто́й (pustój, empty) + ‎-ота́ (-otá) → ‎пустота́ (pustotá, emptiness)
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

Suffix edit

-о́та or -ота (-óta or -ota)

  1. Suffix appended to verbs to create a feminine noun, usually an abstract noun denoting a quality.
    дрема́ть (dremátʹ, to sleep) + ‎-о́та (-óta) → ‎дремо́та (dremóta, drowsiness)
    лома́ть (lomátʹ, to ache) + ‎-о́та (-óta) → ‎ломо́та (lomóta, aching, pain)
    паха́ть (paxátʹ, to plow) + ‎-ота (-ota) → ‎па́хота (páxota, plowing, plowed field)
Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ota.

Suffix edit

-ота (Latin spelling -ota)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually an abstract noun denoting a quality.

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ota.

Pronunciation edit

Suffix edit

-ота́ (-otáf

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually an abstract noun denoting a quality.

Declension edit

Derived terms edit