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Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-išče.
Suffix
-ište (Cyrillic spelling -иште)
- Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually denoting a place where an action occurs (noćište), and less commonly used to form augmentatives (ljudište).
Usage notes
- In the older formations the ◌̑ accent falls onto the -i-, and is then retracted in Neo-Štokavian: blȁto > blatȋšte > blàtīšte.
- Newer formations usually retain the accent of the base word: ìgra > ìgralīšte.
Derived terms
References
- Leskien, August (1914) Grammatik der serbo-kroatischen Sprache. 1. Teil: Lautlehre, Stammbildung, Formenlehre, Heidelberg: Carl Winter's Universitätsbuchhandlung, §387, §455, pages 247, 275
- Maretić, Tomo (1963) Gramatika hrvatskoga ili srpskoga književnog jezika, 3rd edition, Zagreb: Matica hrvatska, §340. g)
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-išče.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ište n
- noun suffix used to denote a place, similar e.g. to -ery
- Synonym: -isko
Declension
Derived terms