-sk
Danish Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old Norse -iskr, -skr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.
Pronunciation Edit
Suffix Edit
-sk (neuter -sk or -skt, definite and plural -ske, comparative -skere, superlative -skest)
- Forms adjectives from nouns with sense of pertaining to
- Forms adjectives appended to roots denoting names of nations or regions
- Forms adjectives describing a certain look or character
Derived terms Edit
References Edit
- “-sk” in Den Danske Ordbog
Faroese Edit
Etymology Edit
From -skur.
Adjective Edit
-sk
Norwegian Bokmål Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old Norse -iskr, -skr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.
Suffix Edit
-sk
- -ish (of or pertaining to)
- -ish (of a nationality, or the language associated with a nationality)
- used to form adjectives from nouns and verbs.
Derived terms Edit
See also Edit
References Edit
- “-sk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk Edit
Etymology Edit
Suffix Edit
-sk
- -ish (of or pertaining to)
- -ish (of a nationality, or the language associated with a nationality)
- used to form adjectives from nouns and verbs.
Derived terms Edit
See also Bokmål above.
See also Edit
References Edit
- “-sk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old Norse -skr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz.
Suffix Edit
-sk
- Alternative form of -isk
Derived terms Edit
West Frisian Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old Frisian -isk, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz.
Suffix Edit
-sk
Further reading Edit
- “-sk”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011