-ský

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See also: sky, Skye, Sky, SKY, ský, and -sky

Czech

Alternative forms

  • -ký (after s, c, or k)
  • -cký (after s, c, or k)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.

Suffix

-ský (adjective-forming suffix)

  1. (as an adjective) -ian, -ic (from, related to, or like)
    anděl + ‎-ský → ‎andělský
    moře + ‎-ský → ‎mořský
    Aristoteles (Aristotle) + ‎-ský → ‎aristotelský (Aristotelian)
    Itálie (Italy) + ‎-ský → ‎italský (Italian)
    Praha (Prague) + ‎-ský → ‎pražský (Praguer)

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Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ský

  1. (as an adjective) -ian (from, related to, or like)
    Island + ‎-ský → ‎islandský
    Bratislava + ‎-ský → ‎bratislavský

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