-ський

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ, compare to -ськ (-sʹk) +‎ -ий (-yj). Cognate with Russian -ский (-skij), Belarusian -скі (-ski), Polish -ski, Czech -ský.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sʲkɪi̯]

Suffix

-ський • (-sʹkyj)

  1. Used to form adjectives, often from nouns; -ish, -y.
    ‎Украї́на (Ukrajína, “Ukraine”) + ‎-ський (-sʹkyj) → ‎украї́нський (ukrajínsʹkyj, “Ukrainian”)

Declension

Derived terms

Ukrainian terms suffixed with -ський
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