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Where does “-ost” come from?

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

-ost (Slovene): Forms abstract nouns from adjectives, denoting a...

Definitions

  1. Forms abstract nouns from adjectives, denoting a...

Ancestry of “-ost”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-ost”

  • prihodnost
  • vrstnost
  • pomembnost
  • spretnost
  • skrivnost
  • potrpežljivost
  • radovednost
  • obsedenost
  • ljubosumnost
  • prisotnost
  • dejavnost
  • biseksualnost
  • možnost
  • skupnost
  • vljudnost
  • hitrost
  • seksualnost
  • všečnost
  • predvidljivost
  • vrednost
  • lastnost
  • naravnost
  • modrost
  • heteroseksualnost
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