-ства

Belorussian

suffix

Definitions

Used to form abstract nouns; -kind, -hood, -dom.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьstvo (suffix forming nouns denoting a condition state).

Origin

Proto-Slavic

*-ьstvo

Gloss

suffix forming nouns denoting a condition state

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-ество Russian
-ство Russian
-шество Russian
рабство Russian
*bel- Proto-Indo-European
-stwo Polish
*-ьstvo Proto-Slavic
-stvo Czech
-stvo Serbo-Croatian
-ство Serbo-Croatian
-stvo Slovak
mnożstwo Old Polish