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-ище
-ище
See also: -иште
Russian
Suffix
-ище or -и́ще • (-išče or -íšče) n inan, n anim, m inan, m anim
- attached to nouns to form augmentatives
- (neuter inanimate) attached to past-tense stems of imperfective verbs to form nouns describing the location in which the action of the verb happens
- (neuter) attached to verb stems to form nouns that enable the verb
Declension
- neuter
Declension of -ище (bian neut-form sibilant-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -ище -išče |
-ища -išča |
| genitive | -ища -išča |
-ищ -išč |
| dative | -ищу -išču |
-ищам -iščam |
| accusative animate inanimate |
-ище -išče |
-ищ -išč |
| -ища -išča | ||
| instrumental | -ищем -iščem |
-ищами -iščami |
| prepositional | -ище -išče |
-ищах -iščax |
- masculine
Declension of -ище (inan neut-form sibilant-stem accent-a irreg)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -ище -išče |
-ища, -ищи△ -išča, -išči△ |
| genitive | -ища -išča |
-ищ -išč |
| dative | -ищу -išču |
-ищам -iščam |
| accusative | -ище -išče |
-ища, -ищи△ -išča, -išči△ |
| instrumental | -ищем -iščem |
-ищами -iščami |
| prepositional | -ище -išče |
-ищах -iščax |
△ Irregular.
- masculine animate
Declension of -ище (anim neut-form sibilant-stem accent-a irreg)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -ище -išče |
-ищи△ -išči△ |
| genitive | -ища, -ищи2 -išča, -išči2 |
-ищ -išč |
| dative | -ищу, -ище2 -išču, -išče2 |
-ищам -iščam |
| accusative | -ища, -ищу1 -išča, -išču1 |
-ищ -išč |
| instrumental | -ищем, -ищей2 -iščem, -iščej2 |
-ищами -iščami |
| prepositional | -ище -išče |
-ищах -iščax |
1 Colloquial.
2 Less common, more colloquial.
△ Irregular.
Usage notes
- Comes in both stressed and unstressed variants. The above declension tables show the unstressed variants; the stressed variants are identical except for the stress on -и́ще.
- Sometimes masculine. Most masculine nouns have an optional plural in -и; some have a required plural in -и.
- Sometimes masculine animate. Such nouns have a required plural in -и and have alternative colloquial forms in the singular with feminine endings.
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Russian_words_suffixed_with_-%D0%B8%D1%89%D0%B5_(augmentative)'>Russian words suffixed with -ище (augmentative)</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Russian_words_suffixed_with_-%D0%B8%D1%89%D0%B5_(location)'>Russian words suffixed with -ище (location)</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Russian_words_suffixed_with_-%D0%B8%D1%89%D0%B5_(enabler)'>Russian words suffixed with -ище (enabler)</a>