ostrost

Czech

Etymology

From ostrý +‎ -ost. Compare Slovak ostrosť, Polish ostrość, Pannonian Rusyn оштросц (oštrosc).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈostrost]

Noun

ostrost f

  1. sharpness (the cutting ability of an edge; keenness)
  2. (geometry, of an angle) acuteness
  3. (of food) sharpness (pungency, acidity, acridity)
  4. (of food) hotness (spiciness)
  5. sharpness (harshness, severity, vehemence)
  6. (of the senses) acuteness, acuity (the faculty of precise discernment or perception; sensitiveness)
  7. (of an image) sharpness, focus (distinctness)
  8. (photography) acutance

Declension

Declension of ostrost (i-stem feminine)
singular plural
nominative ostrost ostrosti
genitive ostrosti ostrostí
dative ostrosti ostrostem
accusative ostrost ostrosti
vocative ostrosti ostrosti
locative ostrosti ostrostech
instrumental ostrostí ostrostmi

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