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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-ьskъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *-iškas, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos. Akin to Latvian -isks, Lithuanian -iškas, Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, Latin -iscus, Ancient Greek -ίσκος (-ískos).

Suffix

*-ьskъ

  1. -ic, -ish; characteristic of, typical of

Declension

Derived terms

Proto-Slavic terms suffixed with *-ьskъ

Descendants

Only the definite form of the adjective survives in most languages. However, the indefinite form was still present in Old Church Slavonic.

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: -ьскъ (-ĭskŭ)
    • Old Novgorodian: -ьске (-ĭske)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
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