-ske

Danish

Suffix

-ske

  1. (now rare) Denotes a woman occupied with an activity, especially a profession.

Usage notes

In modern times, unsuffixed words are interpreted genderneutrally, hence most words formed with this suffix are dated. A notable exception is sygeplejerske (“nurse”), which is now a unisex term; the unmarked sygeplejer refers to a different profession.

Synonyms

Derived terms
Danish terms suffixed with -ske

Saterland Frisian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /-skə/

Suffix

-ske

  1. Used to form female demonyms.
  2. Used to form female occupational nouns.

Derived terms
Saterland Frisian terms suffixed with -ske

References
  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “-ske”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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