-ощі

Ukrainian Etymology uk orv -ощи, from hypothetical uk sla-pro *-ošča, from sla-pro *-ostь + sla-pro *-ja. Words featuring this suffix were originally used in insturmental plural and functioned as adverbs: orv жалощами pitifully, mournfully, orv радощами happily, gladly, joyfully, other forms such as orv радощи nominative plural and cu радоща nominative singular are probably secondary. радашча 26 11 radashcha Pronunciation ́ощі Suffix uk suffix noun-forming suffixes p -ness deadjectival nominalizing suffix used to create nouns, that denote quality or state; uk ра́дий happy, glad, joyful ра́дощі happiness, joy; the state of being happy uk ліний lazy obsolete лі́нощі laziness uk хи́трий cunning, sly хи́трощі cunningness, slyness deadjectival suffix used to create nouns, denoting something that is qualified by the adjective; uk ра́дий happy, glad, joyful ра́дощі joy; something that causes happiness uk при́крий unpleasant, unfortunate при́крощі troubles, misfortunes, mishap uk соло́дкий sweet со́лодощі sweets uk тонки́й subtle, thin то́нкощі subtleties, details uk кра́йній extreme, utmost кра́йнощі extremities, extreme measures suffix used to create deverbal nouns; uk ле́стити to flatter ле́стощі flattery uk пе́стити to caress, to fondle пе́стощі caressing, fondling, petting uk па́хнути to smell па́хощі fragrances, pleasant smells appended to nouns with no significant semantic changes; uk нутро́ insides, viscera ну́трощі insides, viscera uk відра́да joy, delight відра́дощі joy, delight Declension -́ощі<M.pl> Derived terms uk References