-осць

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ostь. Cognate with Russian -ость (-ostʹ), Ukrainian -ість (-istʹ), Polish -ość.

Suffix

-о́сць • (-óscʹ)

  1. Used to form abstract nouns from adjectives; -ness, -ity, -dom.
    прыго́жы (pryhóžy) + -осць (-oscʹ)прыгажо́сць (pryhažóscʹ)

Derived terms

Belarusian terms suffixed with -осць
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