-ski

ski Ski English Alternative forms en -sky Etymology en Slavic :bor ru:-ский<id:adjectival> pl:-ski<id:adjectival> 1 From en ru -ский adjectival suffix, perhaps influenced by en Russki, en Polski, or other -ski-terminated terms such as Russian and Polish surnames. en -ish -esque. Suffix en informal humorous Added to a word, name, or phrase to invoke Russianness, Polishness, or a more general Slavicness. Derived terms en Anagrams en iks KSI Finnish Etymology As with many slang suffixes, there are probably multiple origins. The main origin is probably fi -ska diminutive -i nominal, but there is almost certainly at least some inspiration taken from ru -ский. Suffix noun fi slang Slang suffix, generally for nouns (with clipping). Derived terms fi Lower Sorbian Etymology From dsb sla-pro *-ьskъ, from dsb ine-pro *-iskos. Suffix dsb suffix adjective-forming suffixes a suffix added to a noun to form an adjective Declension Derived terms dsb Old Polish Etymology zlw-opl adjectival :inh sla-pro:*-ьskъ<id:pertaining to> + 1 Pronunciation ski: Suffix zlw-opl suffix forms adjectives Derived terms zlw-opl Descendants pl -ski szl -ski Polish Alternative forms pl -cki -zki Etymology pl adjectival :inh zlw-opl:-ski<id:adjectival> 1 + Pronunciation LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf--ski.wav Suffix pl suffix forms surnames pl kowal Kowalski forms adjectives pl dama damski Declension <archdat> Derived terms pl Further reading Serbo-Croatian Etymology From sh sla-pro *-ьskъ, from sh ine-pro *-iskos. Pronunciation skī Suffix -skī added to nouns to form a relational adjective sh -ovskī -evskī sh -nī -jī sh mȏre mòrskī Usage notes Since the suffix originally began with a front vowel, the Slavic first palatalization applies to stems ending in velars, followed by voicing assimilation and cluster simplification. Thus: sh jùnāk<t:hero> -skī <alt:*jùnāčskī><arrow:1> jùnāčkī<t:heroic> sh demàgog<t:demagogue> -skī <alt:*demàgožskī><arrow:1> <alt:*demàgošskī><arrow:1> demàgoškī<t:demagogic> sh Čȅh<t:Czech man> -skī <alt:*čȅšskī><arrow:1> čȅškī<t:Czech> sh pròsinac<t:December><ll:Croatia> -skī <alt:*pròsinačskī><arrow:1> pròsinačkī<t:December relational><ll:Croatia> Suffix adverbial equivalent of sh -skī sh -ovski -evski sh -ni -ji Derived terms sh Silesian Etymology szl adjectival :inh zlw-opl:-ski<id:adjectival> + + Pronunciation Suffix szl suffix forms adjectives szl wieś wiejski Declension - sk i Derived terms szl Slovene Etymology From sl sla-pro *-ьskъ, from sl ine-pro *-iskos. Pronunciation -ski Suffix sl suffix added to nouns (people or animals) to form an adjective Derived terms sl Upper Sorbian Etymology hsb :inh sla-pro:*-ьskъ 1 1 Cognate with dsb -ski. Pronunciation -ski Suffix hsb suffix forms relational adjectives from nouns hsb podjan podjanski Declension Derived terms hsb