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Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-lišče.
Suffix
-лище • (-lište) n
- noun-forming suffix, denoting a place where an action takes place
Declension
Declension of -лище (soft o-stem)
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic -лище (-lište). Equivalent to -л (-l) + -ище (-išče).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-́лище or -ли́ще • (-́lišče or -líšče)
- Suffix used to form neuter nouns from verbs, usually denoting a place and sometimes having an archaic or literary feel.
- зреть (zretʹ, “to watch”) + -лище (-lišče) → зре́лище (zrélišče, “spectacle, show”)
- храни́ть (xranítʹ, “to store”) + -лище (-lišče) → храни́лище (xranílišče, “repository, storehouse”)
- влага́ть (vlagátʹ, “to put in”) + -лище (-lišče) → влага́лище (vlagálišče, “vagina”), literally “place of insertion”
- обита́ть (obitátʹ, “to dwell”) + -лище (-lišče) → обита́лище (obitálišče, “(slightly dated) abode, residence”)
- корми́ть (kormítʹ, “to feed”) + -лище (-lišče) → корми́лище (kormílišče, “(rare) feeding or eating place”)
- суди́ть (sudítʹ, “to judge”) + -лище (-lišče) → суди́лище (sudílišče, “(dated) court of law; (pejorative) unfair trial”)
- чи́стить (čístitʹ, “to clean”) + -лище (-lišče) → чисти́лище (čistílišče, “purgatory”)
- жить (žitʹ, “to live”) + -лище (-lišče) → жили́ще (žilíšče, “dwelling”)
Usage notes
- The stress is drawn onto the preceding syllable, except in the rare cases where the suffix itself is stressed.
- Many of these words were actually borrowed from Old Church Slavonic.
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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-лище, -ли́ще
-lišče, -líšče
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-лища, -ли́ща
-lišča, -líšča
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| genitive
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-лища, -ли́ща
-lišča, -líšča
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-лищ, -ли́щ
-lišč, -líšč
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| dative
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-лищу, -ли́щу
-lišču, -líšču
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-лищам, -ли́щам
-liščam, -líščam
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| accusative
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-лище, -ли́ще
-lišče, -líšče
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-лища, -ли́ща
-lišča, -líšča
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| instrumental
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-лищем, -ли́щем
-liščem, -líščem
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-лищами, -ли́щами
-liščami, -líščami
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| prepositional
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-лище, -ли́ще
-lišče, -líšče
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-лищах, -ли́щах
-liščax, -líščax
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