-ski

See also: ski and Ski

English

Alternative forms

• -sky

Etymology

From Russian -ский (-skij, adjectival suffix), perhaps influenced by Russki or other -ski ending terms such as Russian surnames.

Suffix

-ski

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

Derived terms

Derived terms

• brewski
• buttinski
• Concordski (Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic airliner, nicknamed after its similarity to the Concorde)

• fumblerooski
• goneski
• offski
• broski

Anagrams

• KSI

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

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

Suffix

-ski

1. a suffix added to a noun to form an adjective

Declension

Declension of -ski

	Masculine singular	Feminine singular	Neuter singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-ski	-ska	-ske	-skej	-ske
Genitive	-skego	-skeje	-skego	-skeju	-skich
Dative	-skemu	-skej	-skemu	-skima	-skim
Accusative	-ski -skego (animate)	-sku	-ske	-skej -skeju (animate)	-ske -skich (optional animate form)
Instrumental	-skim	-skeju	-skim	-skima	-skimi
Locative	-skem	-skej	-skem	-skima	-skich

Derived terms

► Lower Sorbian words suffixed with -ski

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Polish

Alternative forms

• -cki
• -zki

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ

Suffix

-ski m

1. Forms surnames
2. Forms adjectives

Declension

declension of -ski

case	singular				plural
	m pers, m anim	m inan	n	f	m pers	other
nominative, vocative	-ski		-skie	-ska	-scy	-skie
genitive	-skiego			-skiej	-skich
dative	-skiemu				-skim
accusative	-skiego	-ski	-skie	-ską	-skich	-skie
instrumental	-skim				-skimi
locative				-skiej	-skich
old dative	-sku

Derived terms

► Polish 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.