-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

Short declension of -ьскъ (hard o/a stem)
singular dual plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative -ьскъ
-ĭskŭ
-ьско
-ĭsko
-ьска
-ĭska
-ьска
-ĭska
-ьсцѣ
-ĭscě
-ьсци
-ĭsci
-ьска
-ĭska
-ьскꙑ
-ĭsky
genitive -ьска
-ĭska
-ьскꙑ
-ĭsky
-ьскоу
-ĭsku
-ьскоу
-ĭsku
-ьскъ
-ĭskŭ
-ьскъ
-ĭskŭ
dative -ьскоу
-ĭsku
-ьсцѣ
-ĭscě
-ьскома
-ĭskoma
-ьскама
-ĭskama
-ьскомъ
-ĭskomŭ
-ьскамъ
-ĭskamŭ
accusative -ьскъ
-ĭskŭ
-ьско
-ĭsko
-ьскѫ
-ĭskǫ
-ьска
-ĭska
-ьсцѣ
-ĭscě
-ьскꙑ
-ĭsky
-ьска
-ĭska
-ьскꙑ
-ĭsky
instrumental -ьскомь
-ĭskomĭ
-ьскоѭ
-ĭskojǫ
-ьскома
-ĭskoma
-ьскама
-ĭskama
-ьскꙑ
-ĭsky
-ьсками
-ĭskami
locative -ьсцѣ
-ĭscě
-ьсцѣ
-ĭscě
-ьскоу
-ĭsku
-ьскоу
-ĭsku
-ьсцѣхъ
-ĭscěxŭ
-ьскахъ
-ĭskaxŭ
vocative -ьскъ
-ĭskŭ
-ьско
-ĭsko
-ьска
-ĭska
-ьска
-ĭska
-ьсцѣ
-ĭscě
-ьсци
-ĭsci
-ьска
-ĭska
-ьскꙑ
-ĭsky
Long declension of -ьскъ (hard o/a stem)
singular dual plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative -ьскꙑи
-ĭskyi
-ьскоѥ
-ĭskoje
-ьскаꙗ
-ĭskaja
-ьскаꙗ
-ĭskaja
-ьсцѣи
-ĭscěi
-ьсции
-ĭscii
-ьскаꙗ
-ĭskaja
-ьскꙑѩ
-ĭskyję
genitive -ьскаѥго
-ĭskajego
-ьскꙑѩ
-ĭskyję
-ьскоую
-ĭskuju
-ьскоую
-ĭskuju
-ьскꙑихъ
-ĭskyixŭ
-ьскꙑихъ
-ĭskyixŭ
dative -ьскоуѥмоу
-ĭskujemu
-ьсцѣи
-ĭscěi
-ьскꙑима
-ĭskyima
-ьскꙑима
-ĭskyima
-ьскꙑимъ
-ĭskyimŭ
-ьскꙑимъ
-ĭskyimŭ
accusative -ьскꙑи
-ĭskyi
-ьскоѥ
-ĭskoje
-ьскѫѭ
-ĭskǫjǫ
-ьскаꙗ
-ĭskaja
-ьсцѣи
-ĭscěi
-ьскꙑѩ
-ĭskyję
-ьскаꙗ
-ĭskaja
-ьскꙑѩ
-ĭskyję
instrumental -ьскꙑимь
-ĭskyimĭ
-ьскѫѭ
-ĭskǫjǫ
-ьскꙑима
-ĭskyima
-ьскꙑима
-ĭskyima
-ьскꙑими
-ĭskyimi
-ьскꙑими
-ĭskyimi
locative -ьсцѣѥмь
-ĭscějemĭ
-ьсцѣи
-ĭscěi
-ьскоую
-ĭskuju
-ьскоую
-ĭskuju
-ьскꙑихъ
-ĭskyixŭ
-ьскꙑихъ
-ĭskyixŭ
vocative -ьскꙑи
-ĭskyi
-ьскоѥ
-ĭskoje
-ьскаꙗ
-ĭskaja
-ьскаꙗ
-ĭskaja
-ьсцѣи
-ĭscěi
-ьсции
-ĭscii
-ьскаꙗ
-ĭskaja
-ьскꙑѩ
-ĭskyję

Derived terms

References

  • Franz Miklosich (1876), Vergleichende Grammatik der slavischen Sprachen[1], volume 2, pages 278-280