-stwo

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьstvo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /stfɔ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /stfɔ/

Suffix

-stwo

  1. forms abstract or collective nouns

Derived terms
Old Polish terms suffixed with -stwo

Descendants
  • Polish: -stwo
  • Silesian: -stwo

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish -stwo, from Proto-Slavic *-ьstvo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /stfɔ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔ
  • Syllabification: stwo

Suffix

-stwo n

  1. suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually an abstract noun denoting a relation, social status, scientific discipline, quality or a state. Corresponding to English -hood, -ness or -dom
    ‎brat + ‎-stwo → ‎braterstwo

Declension
Declension of -stwo
singular plural
nominative -stwo -stwa
genitive -stwa -stw
dative -stwu -stwom
accusative -stwo -stwa
instrumental -stwem -stwami
locative -stwie -stwach
vocative -stwo -stwa

Suffix

-stwo vir

  1. (literary) suffix appended to words to create a title or position and their wife
    ‎ambasador + ‎-stwo → ‎ambasadorstwo

Declension
Declension of -stwo
plural
nominative -stwo
genitive -stwa
dative -stwu
accusative -stwo
instrumental -stwem
locative -stwie
vocative -stwo

Derived terms
Polish terms suffixed with -stwo

See also

Further reading
  • -stwo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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