-лище

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Old Church Slavonic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-lišče.

Suffix[edit]

-лище (-lišten

  1. noun-forming suffix, denoting a place where an action takes place

Declension[edit]

Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic -лище (-lište). Equivalent to (-l) +‎ -ище (-išče).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [lʲɪɕːe]
  • IPA(key): [ˈlʲiɕːe] (occasionally)

Suffix[edit]

-́лище or -ли́ще (-́lišče or -líšče)

  1. Suffix used to form neuter nouns from verbs, usually denoting a place and sometimes having an archaic or literary feel.
    зреть (zretʹ, to watch) + ‎-лище (-lišče) → ‎зре́лище (zrélišče, spectacle, show)
    храни́ть (xranítʹ, to store) + ‎-лище (-lišče) → ‎храни́лище (xranílišče, repository, storehouse)
    влага́ть (vlagátʹ, to put in) + ‎-лище (-lišče) → ‎влага́лище (vlagálišče, vagina) (literally "place of insertion")
    обита́ть (obitátʹ, to dwell) + ‎-лище (-lišče) → ‎обита́лище (obitálišče, (slightly dated) abode, residence)
    корми́ть (kormítʹ, to feed) + ‎-лище (-lišče) → ‎корми́лище (kormílišče, (rare) feeding or eating place)
    суди́ть (sudítʹ, to judge) + ‎-лище (-lišče) → ‎суди́лище (sudílišče, (dated) court of law; (pejorative) unfair trial)
    чи́стить (čístitʹ, to clean) + ‎-лище (-lišče) → ‎чисти́лище (čistílišče, purgatory)
    жить (žitʹ, to live) + ‎-лище (-lišče) → ‎жили́ще (žilíšče, dwelling)

Usage notes[edit]

  • 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 Old Church Slavonic.

Declension[edit]

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