-sky

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /-skiː/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /-ski/

-sky

1. Alternative spelling of -ski.

   Alternative forms: -ski, -skii, -skij

Clipping of Bluesky. Compare -blr, -Tok, and -Tube.

• IPA^(key): /-skaɪ/

-sky

1. (Internet slang) Combined with a noun or adjective for a specific community of users or a genre of posts on the social media platform Bluesky.

   Coordinate terms: -blr, -Tok, -Tube, -twt

• Blacksky (community of African Americans)
• Booksky (community of book readers and authors)
• Econsky (community of economists)
• Libsky (slang, derogatory; community of American liberals, or BlueSky viewed as a liberal website)
• WriteSky (community of book writers)

• KYS, YKS, YSK, Yks., kys

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.

• IPA^(key): /ski/, [ski]

-sky

1. short variant of the adjective-forming suffix -ský; expresses a relationship of belonging

   ‎Trenčín (“Trenčín”) + ‎-sky → ‎trenčiansky (“Trenčín (relational)”)

   ‎Sýria (“Syria”) + ‎-sky → ‎sýrsky (“Syrian”)

   ‎kováč (“blacksmith”) + ‎-sky → ‎kováčsky (“blacksmith (relational)”)

• This suffix is used instead of -ský when the preceding syllable is long. See also the Usage notes in the main entry.

• -ský, -cký, -cky, -enský

-sky

1. suffix used to form adverbs of manner from adjectives ending in -ský or -sky

   ‎bratský (“brotherly”) + ‎-sky → ‎bratsky (“in a brotherly manner”)

   ‎slovenský (“Slovak”) + ‎-sky → ‎slovensky (“in Slovak (language)”)