-ьскъ

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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)

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References

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