-stvo

Slovak

/stvɔ/

suffix

Definitions

Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually an abstract noun denoting a relation, social status, scientific discipline, quality or a state. Corresponding to English m

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
*bel- Proto-Indo-European
-stwo Polish
*-ьstvo Proto-Slavic
-stvo Czech
-stvo Serbo-Croatian
-ство Serbo-Croatian
-ства Belarusian
mnożstwo Old Polish