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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-ski

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.13 in modern English

Syllables
-s-ki
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
3
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Added to a word, name, or phrase to invoke Russianness, Polishness, or a more general Slavicness.

Humorous; Informal

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Balto-Slavic *-iškas Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ Old East Slavic -ьскъ (-ĭskŭ) Russian -ский (-skij)bor. ▲ Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ Old Polish -ski Polish -skibor. English -ski From Russian -ский (-skij, adjectival suffix), perhaps influenced by Russki, Polski, or other -ski-terminated terms such as Russian and Polish surnames. Doublet of -ish and -esque.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

-sky (alternative)

Questions

What does -ski mean?
Added to a word, name, or phrase to invoke Russianness, Polishness, or a more general Slavicness.
Where does -ski come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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