-инский

Russian

Pronunciation

  • -инский: IPA(key): [ʲɪnskʲɪj]
  • -и́нский: IPA(key): [ˈʲinskʲɪj]

Suffix

-инский or -и́нский (-inskij or -ínskij)

  1. Adjectival suffix forming nouns meaning "related to X"; variant of -ский (-skij)
    Ку́ба (Kúba, Cuba) + -и́нский (-ínskij)куби́нский (kubínskij, Cuban)
    Сатана́ (Sataná, Satan) + -и́нский (-ínskij)сатани́нский (satanínskij, satanic)
    Екатери́на (Jekaterína, Catherine) + -инский (-inskij)екатери́нинский (jekateríninskij, Catherine's)
    сестра́ (sestrá, sister) + -инский (-inskij)се́стринский (séstrinskij, sisterly)

Usage notes

  • Many adjectives in -инский are formed not with this suffix but by adding -ский (-skij) to nouns (especially patronymics) ending in -ин (-in), e.g. ста́линский (stálinskij) from Ста́лин (Stálin, Stalin).
  • The corresponding adverbial suffix is -ински (-inski), -и́нски (-ínski).

Declension

Derived terms

  • -ински (-inski), -и́нски (-ínski)
Russian terms suffixed with -инский
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