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Old Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ostь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ɔɕt͡ɕ/
- IPA(key): (15th CE) /ɔɕt͡ɕ/
Suffix
-ość
- appended to adjectives to form names of abstract concepts, especially feelings; -ness, -hood
Derived terms
Descendants
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish -ość, from Proto-Slavic *-ostь. Doublet of -oza.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ość f (diminutive -ostka)
- appended to adjectives to form names of abstract concepts, especially feelings; -ness, -hood
- dostępny + -ość → dostępność
Declension
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