-ost

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

Czech

Etymology

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

Suffix

-ost f

  1. -ness: from adjectives forms nouns indicating a property

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
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Further reading
  • -ost in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Old English

Suffix

-ost f

  1. Alternative form of -est

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.

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.
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