ość

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See also: -ość, osc, and OSC

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ostь. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ (“bone”) or more likely from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔɕt͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔɕt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: ość

Noun

ość f (diminutive ostka)

  1. fishbone
  2. (botany) awn, beard
    Synonym: wąs

Declension

Declension of ość
singular plural
nominative ość ości
genitive ości ości
dative ości ościom
accusative ość ości
instrumental ością ościami/ośćmi
locative ości ościach
vocative ości ości

Derived terms

adjective

References

  1. ^ ość in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*ȏstь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 380

Further reading

  • ość in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ość in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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