ость

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ostь.

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Noun

ость (ostʹf inan (genitive о́сти, nominative plural о́сти, genitive plural о́стей)

  1. (botany) awn, beard
  2. (anatomy) spine

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