-ski

See also ski, and -skí

English

Alternative forms

• -sky

Etymology

USA, from Russian -ский (-skij, “adjectival suffix”), perhaps influenced by Russki.

Suffix

-ski (plural -skis or -skies)

1. (informal, humorous) Added to a word, name, or phrase to invoke Russianness.

Derived terms

• brewski
• buttinski
• Concordski
• offski
• broski

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.

Suffix

-ski

1. The general possessive suffix.

Usage notes

• The suffix -ski is added to nouns to form an adjective.

Derived terms

[+] Lower Sorbian words suffixed with -ski

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.

Suffix

-ski

1. The general possessive suffix.

Usage notes

• The suffix -ski is added to names of animate nouns (people or animals) to form an adjective.