C1 — advancedabstract40 words
Abstract nouns (-ost/-stvo)
| Serbian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mogúćnōst | possibility |
| sposóbnōst | ability (from sposoban; -ost turns any adjective into a noun; all -ost nouns are feminine) |
| odgovórnōst | responsibility, liability (fem.) — everyday and legal alike; the kind is named by an adjective: krivična, građanska, materijalna odgovornost |
| stvárnōst | reality (from stvaran, real; feminine) |
| sigúrnōst | safety; certainty (from siguran); state security is usually bezbednost |
| sprȅmnōst | readiness (from spreman) |
| tȁčnōst | accuracy; punctuality (from tačan) |
| vrédnōst | value |
| závisnōst | addiction |
| samostálnōst | self-reliance (from samostalan); a state's independence is nezavisnost |
| sklȍnōst | an inclination (from sklon + dative) |
| nȕžnōst | necessity (from nužan); an everyday need is potreba |
| slučájnōst | chance, a coincidence (from slučajan) |
| pràvilnōst | regularity (from pravilan); chance is slučajnost |
| jednostávnōst | simplicity (from jednostavan) |
| slòženōst | complexity (from složen) |
| hȉtnōst | urgency (from hitan) |
| budúćnōst | the future (feminine) |
| prȍšlōst | the past (feminine) |
| sàdašnjōst | the present (feminine) |
| dúžnōst | a duty (from dužan); also a post one holds |
| ȉskrenōst | sincerity (from iskren) |
| str̀pljivōst | patience as a trait (from strpljiv) |
| radòznalōst | curiosity (from radoznao) |
| òsetljivōst | sensitivity (from osetljiv) |
| mlȁdōst | youth as a period of life (from mlad); young people are mladi |
| drúštvo | society; company (of people): u dobrom društvu — in good company |
| prisústvo | presence (neuter; prisustvovati + dative) |
| òdsustvo | absence; leave of absence: odsustvo sa posla — absence from work |
| bogàtstvo | wealth (from bogat; -stvo = Russian -ство, neuter: prijateljstvo, društvo) |
| jedínstvo | unity (neuter; the adjective jedinstven also means unique) |
| svójstvo | a property, an attribute (neuter); a character trait is osobina |
| srèdstvo | a means (neuter; the plural also means funds) |
| čovečànstvo | humankind (from čovek; neuter) |
| domaćínstvo | a household (from domaćin; neuter) |
| sròdstvo | kinship (from srodan; neuter) |
| gostoprímstvo | hospitality |
| prijatèljstvo | friendship |
| dètīnjstvo | childhood (from dete; neuter) |
| stvaraláštvo | creative work (from stvaralac, a creator; neuter) |
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