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Where does “-ost” come from?

-ost (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic -ostь — Used with adjectival stems to form abstract...

-ost (Czech): -ness: from adjectives, forms nouns indicating a...

Definitions

  1. -ness: from adjectives, forms nouns indicating a...

Ancestry of “-ost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-ostьUsed with adjectival stems to form abstract...

Words derived from “-ost”

  • pochybnost
  • souběžnost
  • moudrost
  • recyklovatelnost
  • konečnost
  • spravedlivost
  • ctižádostivost
  • nespravedlivost
  • sexuálnost
  • ztuhlost
  • pohlavnost
  • velkorysost
  • žádost
  • oddanost
  • chybovost
  • hladkost
  • volnost
  • pitomost
  • smířlivost
  • sobeckost
  • slanost
  • lukrativnost
  • výnosnost
  • radikálnost
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ostь →