-stwo

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьstvo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /stfɔ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /stfɔ/

Suffix

-stwo

1. forms abstract or collective nouns

Derived terms

Old Polish terms suffixed with -stwo

Descendants

• Polish: -stwo
• Silesian: -stwo

Polish

Alternative forms

• -ctwo, -dztwo

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish -stwo, from Proto-Slavic *-ьstvo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stfɔ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔ
• Syllabification: stwo

Suffix

-stwo n

1. suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually an abstract noun denoting a relation, social status, scientific discipline, quality or a state. Corresponding to English -hood, -ness or -dom

   ‎brat + ‎-stwo → ‎braterstwo

Declension

Declension of -stwo

	singular	plural
nominative	-stwo	-stwa
genitive	-stwa	-stw
dative	-stwu	-stwom
accusative	-stwo	-stwa
instrumental	-stwem	-stwami
locative	-stwie	-stwach
vocative	-stwo	-stwa

Suffix

-stwo vir

1. (literary) suffix appended to words to create a title or position and their wife

   ‎ambasador + ‎-stwo → ‎ambasadorstwo

Declension

Declension of -stwo

	plural
nominative	-stwo
genitive	-stwa
dative	-stwu
accusative	-stwo
instrumental	-stwem
locative	-stwie
vocative	-stwo

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -stwo

See also

• -ość, -ota

Further reading

• -stwo in Polish dictionaries at PWN