-инский

Russian

Pronunciation

  • -инский: IPA(key): [ʲɪnskʲɪj]
  • -и́нский: IPA(key): [ˈʲinskʲɪj]

Suffix

-инский or -и́нский • (-inskij or -ínskij)

  1. Adjectival suffix forming nouns meaning "related to X"; variant of -ский (-skij)
    ‎Ку́ба (Kúba, “Cuba”) + ‎-и́нский (-ínskij) → ‎куби́нский (kubínskij, “Cuban”)
    ‎Сатана́ (Sataná, “Satan”) + ‎-и́нский (-ínskij) → ‎сатани́нский (satanínskij, “satanic”)
    ‎Екатери́на (Jekaterína, “Catherine”) + ‎-инский (-inskij) → ‎екатери́нинский (jekateríninskij, “Catherine's”)
    ‎сестра́ (sestrá, “sister”) + ‎-инский (-inskij) → ‎се́стринский (séstrinskij, “sisterly”)

Usage notes

  • Many adjectives in -инский are formed not with this suffix but by adding -ский (-skij) to nouns (especially patronymics) ending in -ин (-in), e.g. ста́линский (stálinskij) from Ста́лин (Stálin, “Stalin”).
  • The corresponding adverbial suffix is -ински (-inski), -и́нски (-ínski).

Declension

Derived terms

  • -ински (-inski), -и́нски (-ínski)
Russian terms suffixed with -инский
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