-ybė

Lithuanian Etymology lt ine-bsl-pro *-ība. Related to sla-pro *-ьba, lv -ība. Pronunciation -ýbė Suffix lt suffix f -ýbė Added to various parts of speech to form abstract feminine nouns, especially referring to names of states, properties, institutions and fields of study; -ity, -ness, -ment lt -ýba -ùmas -ness -i̇̀zmas -ism -i̇̀mas from verbs Usage notes Nouns suffixed with lt -ýbė are declined according to the 1st declension (i.e. the accent always falls on the suffix). Declension -ýb Derived terms lt lt noun-forming suffixes