Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-ьskъ
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
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *-ьskъ | *-ьska | *-ьsko |
| genitive | *-ьska | *-ьsky | *-ьska |
| dative | *-ьsku | *-ьscě | *-ьsku |
| accusative | *-ьskъ | *-ьskǫ | *-ьsko |
| instrumental | *-ьskomь | *-ьskojǫ | *-ьskomь |
| locative | *-ьscě | *-ьscě | *-ьscě |
| vocative | *-ьšče | *-ьsko | *-ьsko |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *-ьska | *-ьscě | *-ьscě |
| genitive | *-ьsku | *-ьsku | *-ьsku |
| dative | *-ьskoma | *-ьskama | *-ьskoma |
| accusative | *-ьska | *-ьscě | *-ьscě |
| instrumental | *-ьskoma | *-ьskama | *-ьskoma |
| locative | *-ьsku | *-ьsku | *-ьsku |
| vocative | *-ьska | *-ьscě | *-ьscě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *-ьsci | *-ьsky | *-ьska |
| genitive | *-ьskъ | *-ьskъ | *-ьskъ |
| dative | *-ьskomъ | *-ьskamъ | *-ьskomъ |
| accusative | *-ьsky | *-ьsky | *-ьska |
| instrumental | *-ьsky | *-ьskami | *-ьsky |
| locative | *-ьscěxъ | *-ьskaxъ | *-ьscěxъ |
| vocative | *-ьsci | *-ьsky | *-ьska |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *-ьskъjь | *-ьskaja | *-ьskoje |
| genitive | *-ьskajego | *-ьskyję̇ | *-ьskajego |
| dative | *-ьskujemu | *-ьscěji | *-ьskujemu |
| accusative | *-ьskъjь | *-ьskǫjǫ | *-ьskoje |
| instrumental | *-ьskyjimь | *-ьskǫjǫ | *-ьskyjimь |
| locative | *-ьscějemь | *-ьscěji | *-ьscějemь |
| vocative | *-ьskъjь | *-ьskaja | *-ьskoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *-ьskaja | *-ьscěji | *-ьscěji |
| genitive | *-ьskuju | *-ьskuju | *-ьskuju |
| dative | *-ьskyjima | *-ьskyjima | *-ьskyjima |
| accusative | *-ьskaja | *-ьscěji | *-ьscěji |
| instrumental | *-ьskyjima | *-ьskyjima | *-ьskyjima |
| locative | *-ьskuju | *-ьskuju | *-ьskuju |
| vocative | *-ьskaja | *-ьscěji | *-ьscěji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *-ьsciji | *-ьskyję̇ | *-ьskaja |
| genitive | *-ьskъjixъ | *-ьskъjixъ | *-ьskъjixъ |
| dative | *-ьskyjimъ | *-ьskyjimъ | *-ьskyjimъ |
| accusative | *-ьskyję̇ | *-ьskyję̇ | *-ьskaja |
| instrumental | *-ьskyjimi | *-ьskyjimi | *-ьskyjimi |
| locative | *-ьskyjixъ | *-ьskyjixъ | *-ьskyjixъ |
| vocative | *-ьsciji | *-ьskyję̇ | *-ьskaja |
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); -ьще (-ĭśke) (Old Pskovian)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic: