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-ski

-ski suffix: added to a word, name, or phrase to invoke Russianness, Polishness, or a more general Slavicness.

Suffix

-ski

  1. (humorous, informal) Added to a word, name, or phrase to invoke Russianness, Polishness, or a more general Slavicness.

Forms of -ski

alternative form-sky

Origin of -ski

From Russian -ский (-skij, adjectival suffix), perhaps influenced by Russki, Polski, or other -ski-terminated terms such as Russian and Polish surnames. Doublet of -ish and -esque.

Questions about -ski

What does -ski mean?
-ski means added to a word, name, or phrase to invoke Russianness, Polishness, or a more general Slavicness.
What part of speech is -ski?
-ski is a suffix.

Words near -ski in the dictionary

  1. -side
  2. -sie
  3. -sies
  4. -sion
  5. -sis
  6. -ski
  7. -sky
  8. -slide
  9. -slop
  10. -soc
  11. -soft

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