-ština

stina Stina Stína Czech Pronunciation cs Cs-ština.ogg Suffix f -ese, -ic, -an, -ish a language or dialect Derived terms cs Related terms See also :Category:cs:Languages See also cs -čtina Serbo-Croatian Pronunciation Does not take stress. The stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable of the derived word, and the accent is always long rising. Suffix Appended to noun and adjective roots to create an uncountable feminine noun. sh zbȋr zbírština sh némati nemáština sh nȅpodoban nepodóbština sh pȍtreba potrépština sh pȑljav prljávština Appended to ethnonyms, oikonyms and similar nouns to create an uncountable feminine noun denoting the language / dialect / vernacular and/or ways of said group. sh Žìdov židóvština sh Làtīn latínština sh Talìjān talijánština sh kàjkavac kajkávština sh grȁđanin građánština sh Sàrajevo sarajévština Appended to Istrian and some Slavonian placenames to create an uncountable feminine noun denoting the geographical microregion. sh Gròžnjān Grožnjánština sh Žmȋnj Žmínjština sh Làbīn Labínština sh Mȍtovūn Motovúnština sh Ròvīnj Rovínjština sh Ðȁkovo Đakóvština Derived terms sh Slovak Alternative forms sk -čina -čtina Etymology From sk -ský + sk -ina, from sk sla-pro *-ьskъ + sk sla-pro *-ina. Pronunciation Suffix sk suffix f suffix used to form the names of languages or dialects from adjectives ending in sk -ský sk ruský ruština Russian (adj.) Russian (lang.) sk francúzsky francúzština French (adj.) French (lang.) sk čínsky čínština Chinese (adj.) Chinese (lang.) Usage notes In Slovak, language names are derived from adjectives ending in sk -ský or sk -cký. The choice between the suffixes sk -čina, -ština, and sk -čtina depends on the phonetic environment of the stem: Stems with sk -ský (where -s- is not part of the stem): The entire sk -ský ending is typically replaced by sk -čina. Examples: sk slovenský → sk slovenčina; sk taliansky → sk taliančina. Exceptions: sk čínsky and sk poľský take -ština (sk čínština, sk poľština). Stems with sk -ský (where -s- is merged with the stem, either in writing or in pronunciation): When the stem ends in a sibilant (s, z, š, ž) or when the -s- of the suffix is merged with a root sibilant, the ending is replaced by -ština. Examples: sk ruský (< rus-ský) → sk ruština (< rus-ština), sk francúzsky → sk francúzština; sk lotyšský → sk lotyština (the double -šš- merges into one -š-). Stems with sk -cký: The adjectival cluster -ck- (< -csk-) shifts to -čť- (< -cšť-) and the resulting suffix is sk -čtina. Examples: sk grécky (< gréc-sky) → sk gréčtina (< gréc-ština); sk turecký → sk turečtina. Exception: sk nemecký → sk nemčina. Declension f sg Derived terms sk