-ość

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See also: ość, osc, OSC, -osc, and -ôsc

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ostь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ɔɕt͡ɕ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ɔɕt͡ɕ/

Suffix

-ość

  1. appended to adjectives to form names of abstract concepts, especially feelings; -ness, -hood

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Polish: -ość

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish -ość, from Proto-Slavic *-ostь. Doublet of -oza.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ość f (diminutive -ostka)

  1. appended to adjectives to form names of abstract concepts, especially feelings; -ness, -hood
    dostępny + ‎-ość → ‎dostępność

Declension

Derived terms

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