-ska

See also: ska, SKA, and skA

Finnish

Etymology 1

Probably -s +‎ -(k)ka.

Suffix

-ska (front vowel harmony variant -skä, linguistic notation -skA)

1. Forms diminutive nouns.

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -ska (diminutive)

• -ski
• -sko
• -sku

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Swedish -ska, as used in older Swedish as a suffix used to derive feminine nouns (such as sångare → sångerska, major → majorska).

Suffix

-ska (front vowel harmony variant -skä, linguistic notation -skA) (colloquial, archaic)

1. (now humoristic) Used to transform husband's family name or title to a term for addressing or speaking of a married woman. Used especially with family names ending with -nen and titles ending -ri.

   ‎Virtanen + ‎-ska → ‎Virtaska

   ‎pastori + ‎-ska → ‎pastorska

   ‎kamreeri + ‎-ska → ‎kamreerska

Anagrams

• -kas, SAK, kas

Lower Sorbian

Suffix

-ska f

1. used to form the names of countries and regions

Derived terms

Lower Sorbian terms suffixed with -ska

Polish

Etymology 1

Coalesced from Proto-Slavic *-ьskaja (definite feminine relational adjective suffix). Cognate with Czech -ská, Slovak -ská; Belarusian -ская (-skaja), -ска́я (-skája); etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ska/
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ska
• Homophone: ska

Suffix

-ska

1. feminine nominative singular of -ski
2. forms surnames

Alternative forms

• -cka, -zka

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -ska

Descendants

• → English: -ska
• ⇒ Ukrainian: -ська (-sʹka), -ська́ (-sʹká); (after -л- (-l-)) -ьска (-ʹska), -ьська́ (-ʹsʹká) (influenced)
• ⇒ Carpathian Rusyn: -ьска (-ʹska), -ьска́ (-ʹská); (after a labial consonant) -ска (-ska), -ска́ (-ská) (influenced)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьska (genitive).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ska/
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ska

Suffix

-ska

1. masculine genitive singular of -sk

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ska/

Adjective

-ska

1. feminine nominative singular of -sky

Swedish

Etymology

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Suffix

-ska f

1. Signifies a female (particularly after professions and nationalities); -ess

Usage notes

In older practice, a husband's title suffixed with -ska formed a title for his wife. For example, the wife of a captain (kapten) would be a kaptenska ("captainess"). This practice gradually began dying out around the 1950s. See the article on du-reformen on Wikipedia for more information.

Derived terms

Swedish terms suffixed with -ska

See also

• -erska
• -inna
• fru
• fröken
• herr