-ska

See also: ska and SKA

Finnish

Alternative forms

• -skä (with words having front vowel harmony)

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish -ska.

Suffix

-ska (with words having back vowel harmony)

1. (colloquial, archaic, 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 → Virtaska
   • pastori → pastorska
   • kamreeri → kamreerska

Anagrams

• -kas, SAK, kas

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Polish

Alternative forms

• -cka
• -zka

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ

Suffix

-ska f

1. feminine nominative singular of -ski
2. Forms surnames
3. Forms adjectives

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -ska

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ska/

Adjective

-ska

1. feminine nominative singular of -sky