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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Russian -ский (-skij, adjectival suffix), perhaps influenced by Russki or other -ski-terminated terms such as Russian surnames. Doublet of -ish and -esque.
Suffix[edit]
-ski
- (informal, humorous) Added to a word, name, or phrase to invoke Russianness, Polishness, or a more general Slavicness.
Derived terms[edit]
- Concordski (Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic airliner nicknamed for its similarity to the Concorde)
Anagrams[edit]
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
As with many slang suffixes, there are probably multiple origins. The main origin is probably -ska + -i, but there is almost certainly at least some inspiration taken from Russian -ский (-skij).
Suffix[edit]
-ski
- (slang) Slang suffix, generally for nouns (with clipping).
Derived terms[edit]
Lower Sorbian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.
Suffix[edit]
-ski
- a suffix added to a noun to form an adjective
Declension[edit]
Declension of -ski
Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Neuter singular | Dual | Plural | |
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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[edit]
Old Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ.
Suffix[edit]
-ski
- forms adjectives
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Polish: -ski
Polish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Polish -ski, from Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ.
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ski
Declension[edit]
Declension of -ski
case | singular | plural | |||||
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masculine personal/animate | masculine inanimate | neuter | feminine | virile | nonvirile | ||
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[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- -ski in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- -ski in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Slovene[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ski
- added to nouns (people or animals) to form an adjective
Derived terms[edit]
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