-ski

English

suffix
Definitions
  • (informal) Added to a word, name, or phrase to invoke Russianness, Polishness, or a more general Slavicness.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian -ский (adjectival suffix, -ic).

Origin

Russian

-ский

Gloss

adjectival suffix, -ic

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