-лище

Old Church Slavonic Etymology cu :inh sla-pro:*-lišče<ety:from<*-išče>> cu sla-pro *-lišče. Suffix cu suffix n noun-forming suffixes noun-forming suffix, denoting a place where an action takes place Declension -ли щ Russian Etymology ru cu -лище. Equivalent to ru -ло -ище. Pronunciation -лище -ли́ще occasionally Suffix ru suffix -́лище -ли́ще Suffix used to form neuter nouns from verbs, usually denoting a place and sometimes having an archaic or literary feel. ru зреть to watch зре́лище spectacle, show ru храни́ть to store храни́лище repository, storehouse ru влага́ть to put in влага́лище vagina place of insertion ru обита́ть to dwell обита́лище slightly dated abode, residence ru корми́ть to feed корми́лище rare feeding or eating place ru суди́ть to judge суди́лище dated court of law; pejorative unfair trial ru чи́стить to clean чисти́лище purgatory ru жить to live жили́ще dwelling Usage notes The stress is drawn onto the preceding syllable, except in the rare cases where the suffix itself is stressed. Many of these words were actually borrowed from cu -. Declension -лище or -ли́ще Related terms ru -и́лище