-ість

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian -ость (-ostʹ), from Old East Slavic -ость (-ostĭ), from Proto-Slavic *-ostь.

Pronunciation
  • -ість: IPA(key): [ isʲtʲ]
  • (file)

Suffix

-ість • (-istʹ) f

  1. -hood, -ness, -ity (suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually an abstract noun denoting a relation, social status, scientific discipline, quality or state).

Derived terms
Ukrainian terms suffixed with -ість
  • відважність (vidvažnistʹ)
  • правдивість (pravdyvistʹ)
  • спритність (sprytnistʹ)
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