Upper Sorbian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ostь.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɔst͡ʃ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔst͡ʃ
  • Hyphenation: -osć
  • Syllabification: -osć

Suffix

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-osć

  1. Used with adjectival stems to form abstract nouns; -ness
    słaby + ‎-osć → ‎słabosć
    wěčny + ‎-osć → ‎wěčnosć

Declension

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Derived terms

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