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-ость

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Old Church Slavonic Etymology cu :inh sla-pro:*-ostь From cu sla-pro *-ostь. Some authors claim that the suffix cu -ость is merged from double suffixation sla-pro *-ot-tь, but there much evidence that the suffix sla-pro *-ostь already existed in Late Proto-Slavic. Also, compare xcl -ստ. Suffix cu suffix f noun-forming suffixes -ness, -ity; deadjectival nominalizing suffix used to create an i-stem feminine noun, usually an abstract noun denoting a quality. cu чистъ clean, pure → cu чистость purity cu крѣпъ strong → cu крѣпость strength cu мѫдръ wise → cu мѫдрость wisdom cu боуи stupid → cu боуѥсть stupidity cu добль valiant → cu доблѥсть valor cu горькъ bitter → cu горѥсть bitterness Usage notes When attached to a soft (palatal) stem, the variant cu -есть is used. Declension -ост Derived terms cu Russian Alternative forms ru -есть Etymology ru :inh orv:-ostь<ety:inh<sla-pro:*-ostь>> 1 ru sla-pro *-ostь. Suffix ru suffix f noun-forming suffixes -ness, -ity used to form abstract nouns from adjectives ru твёрдый hard твёрдость hardness ru бе́дный poor бе́дность poorness, poverty ru лихо́й daring ли́хость bravery, daring ru гла́сный open гла́сность openness ru ста́рый old ста́рость old age ru безгра́мотный illiterate безгра́мотность illiteracy ru безнадёжный hopeless безнадёжность hopelessness Declension -ость f Derived terms ru Related terms ru -ность