-ост

See also: ост

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic -ость (-ostĭ), from Proto-Slavic *-ostь.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [-ɔst]
  • Never stressed.

Suffix

-ост • (-ost)

  1. Appended to adjectives and verbs to create a feminine noun, usually denoting a feature or quality.
    ‎смел (smel) + ‎-ост (-ost) → ‎сме́лост (smélost)
    ‎хра́бър (hrábǎr) + ‎-ост (-ost) → ‎хра́брост (hrábrost)
    ‎мил (mil) + ‎-ост (-ost) → ‎ми́лост (mílost)
    ‎лек (lek) + ‎-ост (-ost) → ‎ле́кост (lékost)
    ‎стар (star) + ‎-ост (-ost) → ‎ста́рост (stárost)
    ‎глуп (glup) + ‎-ост (-ost) → ‎глу́пост (glúpost)

Derived terms
Bulgarian terms suffixed with -ост

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ostь.

Suffix

-ост • (-ost) f

  1. Appended to adjectives and verbs to create a feminine noun, usually denoting a feature or quality.
    ‎млад (mlad) + ‎-ост (-ost) → ‎младост (mladost)
    ‎стар (star) + ‎-ост (-ost) → ‎старост (starost)
    ‎храбар (hrabar) + ‎-ост (-ost) → ‎храброст (hrabrost)
    ‎вечен (večen) + ‎-ост (-ost) → ‎вечност (večnost)
    ‎проѕирен (prodziren) + ‎-ост (-ost) → ‎проѕирност (prodzirnost)

Derived terms
Macedonian terms suffixed with -ост

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ostь; compare Old Church Slavonic -ость (-ostĭ).

Suffix

-ост (Latin spelling -ost)

  1. Appended to adjectives and verbs to create a feminine noun, usually denoting a feature or quality. Similar to -оћа.

Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian terms suffixed with -ост
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