-лище

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-lišče.

Suffix

-лище • (-lište) n

  1. noun-forming suffix, denoting a place where an action takes place

Declension

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic -лище (-lište). Equivalent to -л (-l) +‎ -ище (-išče).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lʲɪɕːe]
  • IPA(key): [ˈlʲiɕːe] (occasionally)

Suffix

-́лище or -ли́ще • (-́lišče or -líšče)

  1. Suffix used to form neuter nouns from verbs, usually denoting a place and sometimes having an archaic or literary feel.
    ‎зреть (zretʹ, “to watch”) + ‎-лище (-lišče) → ‎зре́лище (zrélišče, “spectacle, show”)
    ‎храни́ть (xranítʹ, “to store”) + ‎-лище (-lišče) → ‎храни́лище (xranílišče, “repository, storehouse”)
    ‎влага́ть (vlagátʹ, “to put in”) + ‎-лище (-lišče) → ‎влага́лище (vlagálišče, “vagina”) (literally "place of insertion")
    ‎обита́ть (obitátʹ, “to dwell”) + ‎-лище (-lišče) → ‎обита́лище (obitálišče, “(slightly dated) abode, residence”)
    ‎корми́ть (kormítʹ, “to feed”) + ‎-лище (-lišče) → ‎корми́лище (kormílišče, “(rare) feeding or eating place”)
    ‎суди́ть (sudítʹ, “to judge”) + ‎-лище (-lišče) → ‎суди́лище (sudílišče, “(dated) court of law; (pejorative) unfair trial”)
    ‎чи́стить (čístitʹ, “to clean”) + ‎-лище (-lišče) → ‎чисти́лище (čistílišče, “purgatory”)
    ‎жить (žitʹ, “to live”) + ‎-лище (-lišče) → ‎жили́ще (žilíšče, “dwelling”)

Usage notes

  • The stress is drawn onto the preceding syllable, except in the rare cases where the suffix itself is stressed.
  • Many of these words were actually borrowed from Old Church Slavonic.

Declension

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