-евский

Russian

Pronunciation

  • -евский: IPA(key): [ʲɪfskʲɪj]
  • -е́вский: IPA(key): [ˈʲefskʲɪj]

Suffix

-евский or -е́вский • (-evskij or -évskij)

  1. Adjectival suffix forming nouns meaning "related to X"; variant of -ский (-skij)
    Го́голь (Gógolʹ, Gogol) + -евский (-evskij)го́голевский (gógolevskij, Gogol (relational))
    Но́бель (Nóbelʹ, Nobel) + -евский (-evskij)но́белевский (nóbelevskij, Nobel (relational))
    Гео́ргий (Geórgij, George) + -евский (-evskij)гео́ргиевский (geórgijevskij, Saint George's)
    коро́ль (korólʹ, king) + -е́вский (-évskij)короле́вский (korolévskij, royal)

Usage notes

  • The suffix is added to nouns ending in a palatal or palatalized consonant, especially ль.
  • Many adjectives in -евский are formed not with this suffix but by adding -ский (-skij) to nouns (especially patronymics) ending in -ев (-ev), e.g. бре́жневский (bréžnevskij) from Бре́жнев (Bréžnev, Brezhnev).
  • The corresponding adverbial suffix is -евски (-evski), -е́вски (-évski).

Declension

Derived terms

  • -евски (-evski), -е́вски (-évski)
Russian terms suffixed with -евский
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