-цкий

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic -чьскъ with assimilation -чс- > -ц-. See -ский (-skij).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡skʲɪj]

Suffix

-цкий • (-ckij)

  1. Alternative form of -ский (-skij)
    ‎рыба́к (rybák, “fisherman”) + ‎-цкий (-ckij) → ‎рыба́цкий (rybáckij, “fisherman's; fishing (relational)”)
    ‎не́мец (némec, “German (person)”) + ‎-цкий (-ckij) → ‎неме́цкий (neméckij, “German”)
    ‎Тро́ица (Tróica, “Trinity”) + ‎-цкий (-ckij) → ‎тро́ицкий (tróickij, “Trinity (relational)”)

Usage notes

  • This assimilated form occurs in old formations with stems in /к/ and /ц/ (historically velar *k). See -ский (-skij) for more.
  • The adverb is -цки (-cki).

Declension

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -цкий
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