-ище

See also: -їще and -иште

Pannonian Rusyn

Alternative forms

• (used after ⟨н⟩) -їще (-jišče), -лїще (-ljišče)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak -išče, -ište, from Proto-Slavic *-išče.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈiʃt͡ʃɛ]
• Rhymes: -iʃt͡ʃɛ
• Hyphenation: ище
• Homophone: ище (išče)

Suffix

-ище (-išče) n

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

   ‎вашар (vašar, “fair”) + ‎-ище (-išče) → ‎вашарище (vašarišče, “fairground”)

Declension

Declension of -ище (-išče)

	singular	plural
nominative	-ище (-išče)	-ища (-išča)
genitive	-ища (-išča)	-ищох (-iščox)
dative	-ищу (-išču)	-ищом (-iščom)
accusative	-ище (-išče)	-ища (-išča)
instrumental	-ищом (-iščom)	-ищами (-iščami)
locative	-ищу (-išču)	-ищох (-iščox)
vocative	-ище (-išče)	-ища (-išča)

Derived terms

Pannonian Rusyn terms suffixed with -ище

вашарище

саймище

тарґовище

See also

suffixes

• -иско n (-isko)
• -їско n (-jisko)

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-išče.

Pronunciation

• -ище: IPA^(key): [ʲɪɕːe]
• -и́ще: IPA^(key): [ˈʲiɕːe]

Suffix

-ище or -и́ще • (-išče or -íšče) n inan or n anim or m inan or m anim

2. Аttached to nouns to form augmentatives.

   ‎самова́р (samovár, “samovar”) + ‎-ище (-išče) → ‎самова́рище n inan (samovárišče, “large samovar”)

   ‎ко́готь (kógotʹ, “claw, talon”) (genitive singular ко́гтя (kógtja)) + ‎-и́ще (-íšče) → ‎когти́ще m inan (kogtíšče, “large claw or talon”)

   ‎волк (volk, “wolf”) + ‎-и́ще (-íšče) → ‎волчи́ще m anim (volčíšče, “large wolf”)

3. Attached to nouns and verbs to form neuter nouns indicating locations.

   ‎пожа́р (požár, “fire”) + ‎-ище (-išče) → ‎пожа́рище (požárišče, “site of a fire”)

   ‎дно (dno, “bottom”) + ‎-и́ще (-íšče) → ‎дни́ще (dníšče, “bottom (of a barrel, ship, etc.)”)

   ‎убега́ть (ubegátʹ, “to flee”) or ‎убежа́ть (ubežátʹ, “to flee”) + ‎-ище (-išče) → ‎убе́жище (ubéžišče, “refuge, asylum, shelter”)

4. Attached to verbs to form neuter, often colloquial, nouns indicating objects having the quality of the verb.

   ‎посмеши́ть (posmešítʹ, “to laugh for a while”) + ‎-ище (-išče) → ‎посме́шище (posméšišče, “laughing stock”)

   ‎уеба́ть (ujebátʹ, “to fuck up, to destroy; to hit; to exhaust; etc.”) (vulgar) + ‎-ище (-išče) → ‎уёбище (ujóbišče, “something ugly or disgusting, shit, dreck; asshole, dipshit, fuckwad”) (vulgar)

Usage notes

• Comes in both stressed and unstressed variants. The above declension tables show the unstressed variants; the stressed variants are identical except for the stress on -и́ще.
• When added to reducible nouns, it is added onto the reduced stem of the noun (for masculine reducible nouns, found everywhere but in the nominative singular).
• Triggers the Slavic first palatalization when added to nouns and verbs whose stem ends in a velar (к г х) or in ц.
• Augmentatives of inanimate masculine nouns can be either neuter or masculine. Most such masculine augmentatives have an optional plural in -и; some have a required plural in -и.
• Augmentatives of animate masculine nouns are generally masculine animate. Such nouns have a required plural in -и and have alternative colloquial forms in the singular with feminine endings.

Declension

neuter

Declension of -ище (bian neut-form sibilant-stem accent-a) 

		singular	plural
nominative		-ище -išče	-ища -išča
genitive		-ища -išča	-ищ -išč
dative		-ищу -išču	-ищам -iščam
accusative	animate	-ище -išče	-ищ -išč
	inanimate		-ища -išča
instrumental		-ищем -iščem	-ищами -iščami
prepositional		-ище -išče	-ищах -iščax

masculine

Declension of -ище (inan neut-form sibilant-stem accent-a irreg) 

	singular	plural
nominative	-ище -išče	-ища, -ищи△ -išča, -išči△
genitive	-ища -išča	-ищ -išč
dative	-ищу -išču	-ищам -iščam
accusative	-ище -išče	-ища, -ищи△ -išča, -išči△
instrumental	-ищем -iščem	-ищами -iščami
prepositional	-ище -išče	-ищах -iščax

^△ Irregular.

masculine animate

Declension of -ище (anim neut-form sibilant-stem accent-a irreg) 

	singular	plural
nominative	-ище -išče	-ищи△ -išči△
genitive	-ища, -ищи2 -išča, -išči2	-ищ -išč
dative	-ищу, -ище2 -išču, -išče2	-ищам -iščam
accusative	-ища, -ищу1 -išča, -išču1	-ищ -išč
instrumental	-ищем, -ищей2 -iščem, -iščej2	-ищами -iščami
prepositional	-ище -išče	-ищах -iščax

¹ Colloquial.
² Less common, more colloquial.
^△ Irregular.

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -ище

городище

долбоёбище

еблище

игрище

кинтище

козлище

-лище

пепелище

побоище

пожарище

полотнище

полчище

поприще

посмешище

прозвище

сборище

скопище

сокровище

стрельбище

топорище

туловище

убежище

уёбище

урочище

Ukrainian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *-išče

Ukrainian -ище (-yšče)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-išče. Cognate Polish -yszcze, Bulgarian, Pannonian Rusyn, and Russian -ище (-išče).

Pronunciation

• -ище: IPA^(key): [ eʃt͡ʃe]
• -и́ще: IPA^(key): [ ˈɪʃt͡ʃe]

Suffix

-ище or -и́ще • (-yšče or -ýšče) n inan or n anim or m inan or m anim

2. Аttached to nouns to form augmentatives.

   Synonym: -ило (-ylo)

   ‎вовк (vovk, “wolf”) + ‎-и́ще (-ýšče) → ‎вовчи́ще m animal (vovčýšče, “large wolf”)

3. Attached to nouns and verbs to form neuter nouns indicating locations.

   ‎дно (dno, “bottom”) + ‎-и́ще (-ýšče) → ‎дни́ще n inan (dnýšče, “bottom (of a barrel, ship, etc.)”)

   ‎схова́ти (sxováty, “to hide”) or ‎схова́тись (sxovátysʹ, “to shelter”) + ‎-ище (-yšče) → ‎схо́вище n inan (sxóvyšče, “refuge, asylum, shelter”)

4. Attached to verbs to form neuter, often colloquial, nouns indicating objects having the quality of the verb.

   ‎уєба́ти (ujebáty, “to fuck up, to destroy; to hit; to exhaust; etc.”) (vulgar) + ‎-ище (-yšče) → ‎уйобище (ujobyšče, “something ugly or disgusting, shit, dreck; asshole, dipshit, fuckwad”) (vulgar)

Usage notes

• Comes in both stressed and unstressed variants. The above declension tables show the unstressed variants; the stressed variants are identical except for the stress on -и́ще.
• When added to reducible nouns, it is added onto the reduced stem of the noun (for masculine reducible nouns, found everywhere but in the nominative singular).
• Triggers the Slavic first palatalization when added to nouns and verbs whose stem ends in a velar (к г х) or in ц.

Declension

neuter

Declension of -и́ще
(pers semisoft fem in -е accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	-и́ще -ýšče	-и́щі -ýšči
genitive	-и́щі -ýšči	-и́щ -ýšč
dative	-и́щі -ýšči	-и́щам -ýščam
accusative	-и́ще -ýšče	-и́щ -ýšč
instrumental	-и́щею -ýščeju	-и́щами -ýščamy
locative	-и́щі -ýšči	-и́щах -ýščax
vocative	-и́ще -ýšče	-и́щі -ýšči

masculine

Declension of -́ище
(inan semisoft neut-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	-́ище -́yšče	-́ища -́yšča
genitive	-́ища -́yšča	-́ищ -́yšč
dative	-́ищу -́yšču	-́ищам -́yščam
accusative	-́ище -́yšče	-́ища -́yšča
instrumental	-́ищем -́yščem	-́ищами -́yščamy
locative	-́ищу, -́ищі -́yšču, -́yšči	-́ищах -́yščax
vocative	-́ище -́yšče	-́ища -́yšča

masculine animate

Declension of -́ище
(animal semisoft neut-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	-́ище -́yšče	-́ища -́yšča
genitive	-́ища -́yšča	-́ищ -́yšč
dative	-́ищеві, -́ищу -́yščevi, -́yšču	-́ищам -́yščam
accusative	-́ище -́yšče	-́ища, -́ищ -́yšča, -́yšč
instrumental	-́ищем -́yščem	-́ищами -́yščamy
locative	-́ищеві, -́ищу, -́ищі -́yščevi, -́yšču, -́yšči	-́ищах -́yščax
vocative	-́ище -́yšče	-́ища -́yšča

Derived terms

Ukrainian terms suffixed with -ище

бабище

базарище

вмістище

водоймище

глинище

горище

днище

звалище

кавунище

летовище

-овище

прізвище

річище

родовище

селище

сонмище

стрільбище

сховище

урочище

чудище

явище

References

• Лев Миха́йлович Полю́га [Lev Mykhailovych Poliuha] (2001), Словник українських морфем: близько 40 000 слів [Dictionary of Ukrainian morphemes: close to 40,000 words] (in Ukrainian), Львів [Lviv]: Світ [Svit], →ISBN, page unspecified