-еский

Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʲɪskʲɪj]

Suffix

-еский (-eskij)

  1. Adjectival suffix attached to nouns meaning "related to X", a variant of -ский (-skij); often attached to nouns ending in к, which changes to ч: -ian, -ic, -ish
    уча́стник (učástnik, participant) + -еский (-eskij)уча́стнический (učástničeskij, related to participants)

Usage notes

  • The adverb is -ески (-eski).

Declension

Derived terms

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