-ост

See also: ост

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic -ость (-ostĭ), from Proto-Slavic *-ostь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [-ɔst]
  • Never stressed.

Suffix

-ост • (-ost)

  1. Appended to adjectives and verbs to create a feminine noun, usually denoting a feature or quality.
    смел (smel) + -ост (-ost)сме́лост (smélost)
    хра́бър (hrábǎr) + -ост (-ost)хра́брост (hrábrost)
    мил (mil) + -ост (-ost)ми́лост (mílost)
    лек (lek) + -ост (-ost)ле́кост (lékost)
    стар (star) + -ост (-ost)ста́рост (stárost)
    глуп (glup) + -ост (-ost)глу́пост (glúpost)

Derived terms

Bulgarian terms suffixed with -ост

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ostь.

Suffix

-ост • (-ost) f

  1. Appended to adjectives and verbs to create a feminine noun, usually denoting a feature or quality.
    млад (mlad) + -ост (-ost)младост (mladost)
    стар (star) + -ост (-ost)старост (starost)
    храбар (hrabar) + -ост (-ost)храброст (hrabrost)
    вечен (večen) + -ост (-ost)вечност (večnost)
    проѕирен (prodziren) + -ост (-ost)проѕирност (prodzirnost)

Derived terms

Macedonian terms suffixed with -ост

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Suffix

-ост (Latin spelling -ost)

  1. Appended to adjectives and verbs to create a feminine noun, usually denoting a feature or quality. Similar to -оћа.

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian terms suffixed with -ост
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