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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-ьskъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *-iškas, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos. Akin to Latvian -isks, Lithuanian -iškas, Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, Latin -iscus, Ancient Greek -ισκος (-iskos).
Suffix
*-ьskъ
- -ic, -ish; characteristic of, typical of
Declension
Indefinite declension of *-ьskъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *-ьskъ | *-ьska | *-ьsko |
| Accusative | *-ьskъ | *-ьskǫ | *-ьsko |
| Genitive | *-ьska | *-ьsky | *-ьska |
| Locative | *-ьscě | *-ьscě | *-ьscě |
| Dative | *-ьsku | *-ьscě | *-ьsku |
| Instrumental | *-ьskomь | *-ьskojǫ | *-ьskomь |
| Vocative | *-ьšče | *-ьsko | *-ьsko |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *-ьska | *-ьscě | *-ьscě |
| Accusative | *-ьska | *-ьscě | *-ьscě |
| Genitive | *-ьsku | *-ьsku | *-ьsku |
| Locative | *-ьsku | *-ьsku | *-ьsku |
| Dative | *-ьskoma | *-ьskama | *-ьskoma |
| Instrumental | *-ьskoma | *-ьskama | *-ьskoma |
| Vocative | *-ьska | *-ьscě | *-ьscě |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *-ьsci | *-ьsky | *-ьska |
| Accusative | *-ьsky | *-ьsky | *-ьska |
| Genitive | *-ьskъ | *-ьskъ | *-ьskъ |
| Locative | *-ьscěxъ | *-ьskaxъ | *-ьscěxъ |
| Dative | *-ьskomъ | *-ьskamъ | *-ьskomъ |
| Instrumental | *-ьsky | *-ьskami | *-ьsky |
| Vocative | *-ьsci | *-ьsky | *-ьska |
Definite declension of *-ьskъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *-ьskъjь | *-ьskaja | *-ьskoje |
| Accusative | *-ьskъjь | *-ьskǫjǫ | *-ьskoje |
| Genitive | *-ьskajego | *-ьskyję | *-ьskajego |
| Locative | *-ьscějemь | *-ьscěji | *-ьscějemь |
| Dative | *-ьskujemu | *-ьscěji | *-ьskujemu |
| Instrumental | *-ьskyjimi | *-ьskǫjǫ | *-ьskyjimi |
| Vocative | *-ьskъjь | *-ьskaja | *-ьskoje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *-ьskaja | *-ьscěji | *-ьscěji |
| Accusative | *-ьskaja | *-ьscěji | *-ьscěji |
| Genitive | *-ьskuju | *-ьskuju | *-ьskuju |
| Locative | *-ьskuju | *-ьskuju | *-ьskuju |
| Dative | *-ьskyjima | *-ьskyjima | *-ьskyjima |
| Instrumental | *-ьskyjima | *-ьskyjima | *-ьskyjima |
| Vocative | *-ьskaja | *-ьscěji | *-ьscěji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *-ьsciji | *-ьskyję | *-ьskaja |
| Accusative | *-ьskyję | *-ьskyję | *-ьskaja |
| Genitive | *-ьskъjixъ | *-ьskъjixъ | *-ьskъjixъ |
| Locative | *-ьskyjixъ | *-ьskyjixъ | *-ьskyjixъ |
| Dative | *-ьskyjimъ | *-ьskyjimъ | *-ьskyjimъ |
| Instrumental | *-ьskyjimi | *-ьskyjimi | *-ьskyjimi |
| Vocative | *-ьsciji | *-ьskyję | *-ьskaja |
Derived terms
► <a href='/wiki/Category:Proto-Slavic_words_suffixed_with_*-%D1%8Csk%D1%8A' title='Category:Proto-Slavic words suffixed with *-ьskъ'>Proto-Slavic words suffixed with *-ьskъ</a>
Descendants
Only the definite form of the adjective survives in most languages. However, the indefinite form was still present in Old Church Slavonic.
- East Slavic:
- Belarusian: -скі (-ski)
- Russian: -ский (-skij), -цкий (-ckij), -ско́й (-skój), -ск (-sk)
- Ukrainian: -ський (-sʹkyj)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: -ьскъ (-ĭskŭ)
- Bulgarian: -ски (-ski)
- Macedonian: -ски (-ski)
- New Church Slavonic -ьскыи (-ĭskyi)
- → Russian: -еский (-eskij)
- ⇒ Russian: -ческий (-českij), -ический (-ičeskij)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: -скӣ
- Latin: -skī
- Slovene: -ski
- Old Church Slavonic: -ьскъ (-ĭskŭ)
- West Slavic:
- Czech: -ský
- Polish: -ski
- Slovak: -ský, -sky
- Sorbian:
- Lower Sorbian: -ski
- Upper Sorbian: -ski