-ство

Russian

suffix
Definitions
  • suffix appended to nouns and adjectives to create a neuter noun, usually an abstract noun denoting a relation, social status, scientific discipline, quality or state: -hood, -ness, -ship, -ity

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

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