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-ski
-ski
English
Alternative forms
Suffix
-ski (plural -skis or -skies)
- (informal, humorous) Added to a word, name, or phrase to invoke Russianness or Polishness.
Derived terms
- brewski
- buttinski
- Concordski - Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic airliner, nicknamed for its similarity to the Concorde
- offski
- broski
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.
Suffix
-ski
- a suffix added to a noun to form an adjective
Declension
Declension of -ski
| Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Neuter singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -ski | -ska | -ske | -skej | -ske |
| Genitive | -skego | -skeje | -skego | -skeju | -skich |
| Dative | -skemu | -skej | -skemu | -skima | -skim |
| Accusative | -ski -skego (animate) |
-sku | -ske | -skej -skeju (animate) |
-ske -skich (optional animate form) |
| Instrumental | -skim | -skeju | -skim | -skima | -skimi |
| Locative | -skem | -skej | -skem | -skima | -skich |
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Lower_Sorbian_words_suffixed_with_-ski'>Lower Sorbian words suffixed with -ski</a>
Polish
Alternative forms
- -cki
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ
Suffix
-ski m
- Forms surnames
- Forms adjectives
Declension
declension of -ski
| case | singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m pers, m anim | m inan | n | f | m pers | other | ||
| nominative, vocative | -ski | -skie | -ska | -scy | -skie | ||
| genitive | -skiego | -skiej | -skich | ||||
| dative | -skiemu | -skim | |||||
| accusative | -skiego | -ski | -skie | -ską | -skich | -skie | |
| instrumental | -skim | -skimi | |||||
| locative | -skiej | -skich | |||||
| old dative | -sku | ||||||
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Polish_words_suffixed_with_-ski'>Polish words suffixed with -ski</a>
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.
Suffix
-ski
- The general possessive suffix.
Usage notes
- The suffix -ski is added to names of animate nouns (people or animals) to form an adjective.