-ьскъ

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ. Akin to Latvian -isks, Lithuanian -iškas, Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, Latin -iscus, Ancient Greek -ίσκος (-ískos).

Suffix

-ьскъ • (-ĭskŭ)

  1. -ic, -ish; characteristic of, typical of; adjective-forming suffix
    ‎словѣнинъ (slověninŭ, “a Slav”) + ‎-ьскъ (-ĭskŭ) → ‎словѣньскъ (slověnĭskŭ, “Slavic”)
    ‎грькъ (grĭkŭ, “a Greek”) + ‎-ьскъ (-ĭskŭ) → ‎грьчьскъ (grĭčĭskŭ, “Greek”)
    ‎чловѣкъ (člověkŭ, “a human”) + ‎-ьскъ (-ĭskŭ) → ‎чловѣчьскъ (člověčĭskŭ, “human(relational), humane”)

Declension

Derived terms

Old Church Slavonic terms suffixed with -ьскъ

References

  • Franz Miklosich (1876) Vergleichende Grammatik der slavischen Sprachen‎, volume 2, pages 278-280
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