-ost
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Czech -ost, from Proto-Slavic *-ostь; compare Old Church Slavonic -ость (-ostĭ).
Suffix edit
-ost f (noun-forming suffix)
- -ness: from adjectives, forms nouns indicating a property
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- -ost in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Old English edit
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ost
- Alternative form of -est
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ostь; compare Old Church Slavonic -ость (-ostĭ).
Suffix edit
-ost (Cyrillic spelling -ост)
- Appended to adjectives and verbs to create a feminine noun, usually denoting a feature or quality. Similar to -oća.
Derived terms edit
Slovene edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Slavic *-ostь.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ost or -ọ̑st f
- Forms abstract nouns from adjectives, denoting a quality.