-čina

Appendix:Variations of "cina" Slovak Alternative forms sk -ština -čtina Etymology By reduction of the original sk -ština (sk -ský + sk -ina). Pronunciation Suffix sk suffix f suffix used to form the names of languages or dialects from adjectives ending in sk -ský sk slovenský slovenčina Slovak (adj.) Slovak (lang.) sk taliansky taliančina Italian (adj.) Italian (lang.) sk ukrajinský ukrajinčina Ukrainian (adj.) Ukrainian (lang.) Usage notes In Slovak, language names are derived from adjectives ending in sk -ský or sk -cký. The choice between the suffixes -čina, sk -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 -čina. Examples: sk slovenský → sk slovenčina; sk taliansky → sk taliančina. Exceptions: sk čínsky and sk poľský take sk -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 sk -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