-čtina

Czech Pronunciation Suffix f -ese a language or dialect Derived terms cs See also :Category:cs:Languages See also cs -ština Slovak Alternative forms sk -čina -ština Etymology By reduction of -c- + 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 -cký sk anglický angličtina English (adj.) English (lang.) sk grécky gréčtina Greek (adj.) Greek (lang.) sk hanácky hanáčtina Hanakian Haná dialect Usage notes In Slovak, language names are derived from adjectives ending in sk -ský or sk -cký. The choice between the suffixes sk -čina, sk -ština, and -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 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 -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