-ьскъ

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ. Akin to Latvian -isks, Lithuanian -iškas, Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, Latin -iscus, Ancient Greek -ίσκος (-ískos).

Suffix

-ьскъ • (-ĭskŭ)

  1. -ic, -ish; characteristic of, typical of; adjective-forming suffix
    словѣнинъ (slověninŭ, a Slav) + -ьскъ (-ĭskŭ)словѣньскъ (slověnĭskŭ, Slavic)
    грькъ (grĭkŭ, a Greek) + -ьскъ (-ĭskŭ)грьчьскъ (grĭčĭskŭ, Greek)
    чловѣкъ (člověkŭ, a human) + -ьскъ (-ĭskŭ)чловѣчьскъ (člověčĭskŭ, human(relational), humane)

Declension

Derived terms

Old Church Slavonic terms suffixed with -ьскъ

References

  • Franz Miklosich (1876) Vergleichende Grammatik der slavischen Sprachen, volume 2, pages 278-280
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