-ký
See also: .ky, ky, KY, ký, and Ky.
Czech
Alternative forms
- -ský (after other consonants)
Suffix
-ký
- Appended to nouns to form adjectives expressing relation to the group of people or animal species
- chlapec (“boy”) + -ký → chlapecký (“boyish”)
- Appended to nouns describing places to form adjectives expressing relation to the place
- vesnice (“village”) + -ký → vesnický (“rural”)
Usage notes
Used when the root ends with -c, -k, -s.
Derived terms
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Related terms
- -ovský
Further reading
- -ký/-oký/-eký/-iký/-ec-ký/-(n)ic-ký in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017