Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ, compare to -ськ (-sʹk) +‎ -ий (-yj). Cognate with Russian -ский (-skij), Belarusian -скі (-ski), Polish -ski, Czech -ský.

Pronunciation edit

Suffix edit

-ський (-sʹkyj)

  1. Used to form adjectives, often from nouns; -ish, -y.
    Украї́на (Ukrajína, Ukraine) + ‎-ський (-sʹkyj) → ‎украї́нський (ukrajínsʹkyj, Ukrainian)

Declension edit

Derived terms edit