-ьскъ

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

• -ⱐⱄⰽⱏ (-ĭskŭ) — Glagolitic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ. Akin to Latvian -isks, Lithuanian -iškas, Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, Latin -iscus, Ancient Greek -ίσκος (-ískos).

Suffix

-ьскъ • (-ĭskŭ)

1. -ic, -ish; characteristic of, typical of; adjective-forming suffix

   ‎словѣнинъ (slověninŭ, “a Slav”) + ‎-ьскъ (-ĭskŭ) → ‎словѣньскъ (slověnĭskŭ, “Slavic”)

   ‎грькъ (grĭkŭ, “a Greek”) + ‎-ьскъ (-ĭskŭ) → ‎грьчьскъ (grĭčĭskŭ, “Greek”)

   ‎чловѣкъ (člověkŭ, “a human”) + ‎-ьскъ (-ĭskŭ) → ‎чловѣчьскъ (člověčĭskŭ, “human(relational), humane”)

Declension

Short declension of -ьскъ (hard o/a stem)

	singular			dual			plural
	masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative	-ьскъ -ĭskŭ	-ьско -ĭsko	-ьска -ĭska	-ьска -ĭska	-ьсчѣ -ĭsčě		-ьсчи -ĭsči	-ьска -ĭska	-ьскꙑ -ĭsky
genitive	-ьска -ĭska		-ьскꙑ -ĭsky	-ьскоу -ĭsku		-ьскоу -ĭsku	-ьскъ -ĭskŭ		-ьскъ -ĭskŭ
dative	-ьскоу -ĭsku		-ьсчѣ -ĭsčě	-ьскома -ĭskoma		-ьскама -ĭskama	-ьскомъ -ĭskomŭ		-ьскамъ -ĭskamŭ
accusative	-ьскъ -ĭskŭ	-ьско -ĭsko	-ьскѫ -ĭskǫ	-ьска -ĭska	-ьсчѣ -ĭsčě		-ьскꙑ -ĭsky	-ьска -ĭska	-ьскꙑ -ĭsky
instrumental	-ьскомь -ĭskomĭ		-ьскѭ -ĭskjǫ	-ьскома -ĭskoma		-ьскама -ĭskama	-ьскꙑ -ĭsky		-ьсками -ĭskami
locative	-ьсчѣ -ĭsčě		-ьсчѣ -ĭsčě	-ьскоу -ĭsku		-ьскоу -ĭsku	-ьсчѣхъ -ĭsčěxŭ		-ьскахъ -ĭskaxŭ
vocative	-ьскъ -ĭskŭ	-ьско -ĭsko	-ьска -ĭska	-ьска -ĭska	-ьсчѣ -ĭsčě		-ьсчи -ĭsči	-ьска -ĭska	-ьскꙑ -ĭsky

Long declension of -ьскъ (hard o/a stem)

	singular			dual			plural
	masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative	-ьскꙑи -ĭskyi	-ьскоѥ -ĭskoje	-ьскаꙗ -ĭskaja	-ьскаꙗ -ĭskaja	-ьсчѣи -ĭsčěi		-ьсчии -ĭsčii	-ьскаꙗ -ĭskaja	-ьскꙑѩ -ĭskyję
genitive	-ьскаѥго -ĭskajego		-ьскꙑѩ -ĭskyję	-ьскоую -ĭskuju		-ьскоую -ĭskuju	-ьскꙑихъ -ĭskyixŭ		-ьскꙑихъ -ĭskyixŭ
dative	-ьскоуѥмоу -ĭskujemu		-ьсчѣи -ĭsčěi	-ьскꙑима -ĭskyima		-ьскꙑима -ĭskyima	-ьскꙑимъ -ĭskyimŭ		-ьскꙑимъ -ĭskyimŭ
accusative	-ьскꙑи -ĭskyi	-ьскоѥ -ĭskoje	-ьскѫѭ -ĭskǫjǫ	-ьскаꙗ -ĭskaja	-ьсчѣи -ĭsčěi		-ьскꙑѩ -ĭskyję	-ьскаꙗ -ĭskaja	-ьскꙑѩ -ĭskyję
instrumental	-ьскꙑимь -ĭskyimĭ		-ьскѭ -ĭskjǫ	-ьскꙑима -ĭskyima		-ьскꙑима -ĭskyima	-ьскꙑими -ĭskyimi		-ьскꙑими -ĭskyimi
locative	-ьсчѣѥмь -ĭsčějemĭ		-ьсчѣи -ĭsčěi	-ьскоую -ĭskuju		-ьскоую -ĭskuju	-ьскꙑихъ -ĭskyixŭ		-ьскꙑихъ -ĭskyixŭ
vocative	-ьскꙑи -ĭskyi	-ьскоѥ -ĭskoje	-ьскаꙗ -ĭskaja	-ьскаꙗ -ĭskaja	-ьсчѣи -ĭsčěi		-ьсчии -ĭsčii	-ьскаꙗ -ĭskaja	-ьскꙑѩ -ĭskyję

Derived terms

Old Church Slavonic terms suffixed with -ьскъ

References

• Franz Miklosich (1876) Vergleichende Grammatik der slavischen Sprachen‎^[1], volume 2, pages 278-280