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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ostь. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ (“bone”)[1] or more likely from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
ość f (diminutive ostka)
- fishbone
- (botany) awn, beard
- Synonym: wąs
Declension
Derived terms
References
- ^ ość in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*ȏstь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 380
Further reading
- ość in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- ość in Polish dictionaries at PWN