-евский

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Russian

Pronunciation

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).

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