-ьосц

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak -osť, from Proto-Slavic *-ostь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈ-jɔst͡s]
• Rhymes: -ɔst͡s
• Hyphenation: ьосц

Suffix

-ьосц (-ʹosc)

1. Alternative form of -осц (-osc): -ness, -hood

Usage notes

• Used when appended to an adjective ending in -ї (-ji). Most often, this is an adjective ending in -лї (-lji) or -нї (-nji), and -льосц (-lʹosc) and -ньосц (-nʹosc) are thus pronounced [-ʎɔst͡s] and [-ɲɔst͡s] respectively.

Declension

Declension of -ьосц

	singular	plural
nominative	-ьосц (-ʹosc)	-ьосци (-ʹosci)
genitive	-ьосци (-ʹosci)	-ьосцох (-ʹoscox)
dative	-ьосци (-ʹosci)	-ьосцом (-ʹoscom)
accusative	-ьосц (-ʹosc)	-ьосци (-ʹosci)
instrumental	-ьосцу (-ʹoscu)	-ьосцами (-ʹoscami)
locative	-ьосци (-ʹosci)	-ьосцох (-ʹoscox)
vocative	-ьосц / -ьосци (-ʹosc / -ʹosci)	-ьосци (-ʹosci)