-ость

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ostь. Some authors claim that the suffix -ость (-ostĭ) is merged from double suffixation *-ot-tь, but there is a lot of evidence that suffix *-ostь already existed in Late Proto-Slavic. Also, compare Old Armenian -ստ (-st).

Suffix

-ость (-ostĭ)

  1. -ness, -ity; deadjectival nominalizing suffix used to create an i-stem feminine noun, usually an abstract noun denoting a quality.

Usage notes

When attached to a soft (palatal) stem, the variant -есть (-estĭ) is used.

Declension

Derived terms

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Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ostь

Suffix

-ость (-ostʹ) f

  1. -ness, -ity (used to form abstract nouns from adjectives)
    твёрдый (tvjórdyj, hard) + -ость (-ostʹ)твёрдость (tvjórdostʹ, hardness)
    бе́дный (bédnyj, poor) + -ость (-ostʹ)бе́дность (bédnostʹ, poorness)
    лихо́й (lixój, daring) + -ость (-ostʹ)ли́хость (líxostʹ, bravery, daring)
    гла́сный (glásnyj, open) + -ость (-ostʹ)гла́сность (glásnostʹ, openness)
    ста́рый (stáryj, old) + -ость (-ostʹ)ста́рость (stárostʹ, old age)
    безгра́мотный (bezgrámotnyj, illiterate) + -ость (-ostʹ)безгра́мотность (bezgrámotnostʹ, illiteracy)
    безнадёжный (beznadjóžnyj, hopeless) + -ость (-ostʹ)безнадёжность (beznadjóžnostʹ, hopelessness)

Declension

Derived terms

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