ość

See also: osc, OSC, -osc, -ość, and -ôsc

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ostь. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ (bone)[1] or more likely from *h₂eḱ- (sharp).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔɕt͡ɕ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔɕt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: ość
  • Homophone: -ość

Noun

ość f (diminutive ostka)

  1. fishbone
  2. (botany) awn, beard
    Synonym: wąs

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ ość in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*ȏstь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 380

Further reading

  • ość in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ość in Polish dictionaries at PWN