-осць
Belarusian
Alternative forms
- -осьць (-osʹcʹ) — Taraškievica orthography
- -ość — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)
- -асць (-ascʹ) — unstressed
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ostь. Cognate with Polish -ość, Russian -ость (-ostʹ) and Ukrainian -ість (-istʹ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [osʲt͡sʲ]
- Rhymes: -osʲt͡sʲ
Suffix
-о́сць • (-óscʹ)
- Used to form abstract nouns from adjectives; -ness, -ity, -dom.
- прыго́жы (pryhóžy) + -осць (-oscʹ) → прыгажо́сць (pryhažóscʹ)
Declension
Declension of -о́сць (inan soft 3rd-decl fem-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -о́сць -óscʹ |
-о́сці -ósci |
| genitive | -о́сці -ósci |
-о́сцей -óscjej |
| dative | -о́сці -ósci |
-о́сцям -óscjam |
| accusative | -о́сць -óscʹ |
-о́сці -ósci |
| instrumental | -о́сцю -óscju |
-о́сцямі -óscjami |
| locative | -о́сці -ósci |
-о́сцях -óscjax |
| count form | — | -о́сці1 -ósci1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Derived terms
Belarusian terms suffixed with -осць