-осць
Belarusian
Alternative forms
- -осьць (-osʹcʹ) – Taraškievica orthography
Alternative forms
- -асць (-ascʹ) (when unstressed)
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *-ostь. Cognate with Russian -ость (-ostʹ), Ukrainian -ість (-istʹ), Polish -ość.
Suffix
-о́сць • (-óscʹ)
- Used to form abstract nouns from adjectives; -ness, -ity, -dom.
- прыго́жы (pryhóžy) + -осць (-oscʹ) → прыгажо́сць (pryhažóscʹ)
Derived terms
Belarusian terms suffixed with -осць