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Finnish
Etymology 1
Probably -s + -(k)ka.
Suffix
-ska (front vowel harmony variant -skä, linguistic notation -skA)
- Forms diminutive nouns.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Swedish -ska, as used in older Swedish as a suffix used to derive feminine nouns (such as sångare → sångerska, major → majorska).
Suffix
-ska (front vowel harmony variant -skä, linguistic notation -skA) (colloquial, archaic)
- (now humoristic) Used to transform husband's family name or title to a term for addressing or speaking of a married woman. Used especially with family names ending with -nen and titles ending -ri.
- Virtanen + -ska → Virtaska
- pastori + -ska → pastorska
- kamreeri + -ska → kamreerska
Anagrams
Lower Sorbian
Suffix
-ska f
- used to form the names of countries and regions
Derived terms
Polish
Etymology 1
Coalesced from Proto-Slavic *-ьskaja (definite feminine relational adjective suffix). Cognate with Czech -ská, Slovak -ská; Belarusian -ская (-skaja), -ска́я (-skája); etc.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ska
- feminine nominative singular of -ski
- forms surnames
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьska (genitive).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ska/
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: ska
Suffix
-ska
- masculine genitive singular of -sk
Slovak
Pronunciation
Adjective
-ska
- feminine nominative singular of -sky
Swedish
Etymology
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Suffix
-ska f
- Signifies a female (particularly after professions and nationalities); -ess
Usage notes
In older practice, a husband's title suffixed with -ska formed a title for his wife. For example, the wife of a captain (kapten) would be a kaptenska ("captainess"). This practice gradually began dying out around the 1950s. See the article on du-reformen on Wikipedia for more information.
Derived terms
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