ość

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

Polish

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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)

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

Declension

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, page 380

Further reading

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