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-ческий
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Russian
Etymology
Extended form of ru -еский, probably extracted by ru 1 from cases where this suffix was added to nouns ending in ru к, which was then palatalized to ru ч in the Slavic first palatalization.
Pronunciation
Suffix
ru suffix adjective-forming suffixes
Used to form adjectives from nouns or sometimes other adjectives, often relational (meaning "related to X").
ru наслажде́ние enjoyment наслажде́нческий relational enjoyment
ru ста́рый old ста́рческий senile; relational old age
Declension
-ческий
Derived terms
ru -чески corresponding adverbial suffix
ru
Related terms
ru -и́ческий
ru -еский
ru -ский