-ost

See also: ost, Ost, OST, ôt, öst, and øst

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Czech

Etymology

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

Suffix

-ost f

1. A suffix, akin to -ness.

Declension

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	-ost	-osti
genitive	-osti	-ostí
dative	-osti	-ostem
accusative	-ost	-osti
vocative	-osti	-osti
locative	-osti	-ostech
instrumental	-ostí	-ostmi

Derived terms

► Czech words suffixed with -ost

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Old English

Suffix

-ost f

1. Alternative form of -est

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Suffix

-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

Etymology

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

Suffix

-ost

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