ość
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)
Declension
Declension of ość
Derived terms
adjective
References
- ^ ość in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- ^ 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