-евский

Russian

Pronunciation

  • -евский: IPA(key): [ʲɪfskʲɪj]
  • -е́вский: IPA(key): [ˈʲefskʲɪj]

Suffix

-евский or -е́вский • (-evskij or -évskij)

  1. Adjectival suffix forming nouns meaning "related to X"; variant of -ский (-skij)
    ‎Го́голь (Gógolʹ, “Gogol”) + ‎-евский (-evskij) → ‎го́голевский (gógolevskij, “Gogol (relational)”)
    ‎Но́бель (Nóbelʹ, “Nobel”) + ‎-евский (-evskij) → ‎но́белевский (nóbelevskij, “Nobel (relational)”)
    ‎Гео́ргий (Geórgij, “George”) + ‎-евский (-evskij) → ‎гео́ргиевский (geórgijevskij, “Saint George's”)
    ‎коро́ль (korólʹ, “king”) + ‎-е́вский (-évskij) → ‎короле́вский (korolévskij, “royal”)

Usage notes

  • The suffix is added to nouns ending in a palatal or palatalized consonant, especially ль.
  • Many adjectives in -евский are formed not with this suffix but by adding -ский (-skij) to nouns (especially patronymics) ending in -ев (-ev), e.g. бре́жневский (bréžnevskij) from Бре́жнев (Bréžnev, “Brezhnev”).
  • The corresponding adverbial suffix is -евски (-evski), -е́вски (-évski).

Declension

Derived terms

  • -евски (-evski), -е́вски (-évski)
Russian terms suffixed with -евский
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