-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

References

  • Franz Miklosich (1876) Vergleichende Grammatik der slavischen Sprachen[1], volume 2, pages 278-280