-sky
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /-skiː/
- (General American) IPA(key): /-ski/
Suffix
-sky
Derived terms
English terms suffixed with -sky
Etymology 2
Clipping of Bluesky. Compare -blr, -Tok, and -Tube.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /-skaɪ/
Suffix
-sky
- (Internet slang) Combined with a noun or adjective for a specific community of users or a genre of posts on the social media platform Bluesky.
Derived terms
- Blacksky (community of African Americans)
- Booksky (community of book readers and authors)
- Econsky (community of economists)
- Libsky (slang, derogatory; community of American liberals, or BlueSky viewed as a liberal website)
- WriteSky (community of book writers)
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Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ski/
Suffix
-sky
- (as an adjective) -ian (from, related to, or like)
Usage notes
- This suffix is used instead of -ský when the preceding syllable contains a long vowel or a diphthong.
Declension
| singular | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| animate | inanimate | |||
| nominative | -sky | -ska | -ske | |
| genitive | -skeho | -skej | -skeho | |
| dative | -skemu | -skej | -skemu | |
| accusative | -skeho | -sky | -sku | -ske |
| locative | -skom | -skej | -skom | |
| instrumental | -skym | -skou | -skym | |
| plural | ||||
| masculine | feminine/neuter | |||
| animate | inanimate | |||
| nominative | -ski | -ske | ||
| genitive | -skych | |||
| dative | -skym | |||
| accusative | -skych | -ske | ||
| locative | -skych | |||
| instrumental | -skymi | |||
See also
Suffix
-sky
- (as an adverb) the adverbial equivalent to -ský adjectives (from, related to, or like)