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-ost
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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech -ost, from Proto-Slavic *-ostь; compare Old Church Slavonic -ость (-ostĭ).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ost f (noun-forming suffix)
- -ness: from adjectives, forms nouns indicating a property
Declension
Declension of -ost (i-stem feminine)
Derived terms
Further reading
- -ost in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
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Old English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *-ōst, from Proto-Germanic *-ōstaz.
Alternative forms
Suffix
-ost
- Used to form superlative adjectives and adverbs
Declension
Declension of -ost — Weak only
Descendants
Etymology 2
Suffix
-ost
- alternative form of -est
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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ostь; compare Old Church Slavonic -ость (-ostĭ).
Suffix
-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
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *-ostь.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ost or -ọ̑st f
- Forms abstract nouns from adjectives, denoting a quality.
Derived terms
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