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-ost

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See also: ost, Ost, OST, ôt, öst, øst, osť, -osť, and ōṣṭ

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech -ost, from Proto-Slavic *-ostь; compare Old Church Slavonic -ость (-ostĭ).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ost f (noun-forming suffix)

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

Declension

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

    1. Used to form superlative adjectives and adverbs
      dēop (deep) + -ostdēopost (deepest)
      nytt (useful) + -ostnyttost (most useful)
    Declension
    Descendants
    • Middle English: -est
      • English: -est
      • Scots: -est

    Etymology 2

    Suffix

    -ost

    1. 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)

    1. 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

    1. Forms abstract nouns from adjectives, denoting a quality.

    Derived terms

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