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-sk

See also: sk, Sk, SK, .sk, -isk, sk., and s.k.

Danish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse -iskr, -skr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-sk (neuter -sk or -skt, definite and plural -ske, comparative -skere, superlative -skest)

  1. Forms adjectives from nouns with sense of pertaining to
  2. Forms adjectives appended to roots denoting names of nations or regions
  3. Forms adjectives describing a certain look or character

Derived terms

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Danish terms suffixed with -sk

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From -skur.

Adjective

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-sk

  1. feminine nominative singular of -skur
  2. neuter nominative plural of -skur
  3. neuter accusative plural of -skur

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse -iskr, -skr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.

Suffix

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-sk

  1. -ish (of or pertaining to)
  2. -ish (of a nationality, or the language associated with a nationality)
  3. used to form adjectives from nouns and verbs.

Derived terms

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Norwegian Bokmål terms suffixed with -sk

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse -skr.

Suffix

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-sk

  1. -ish (of or pertaining to)
  2. -ish (of a nationality, or the language associated with a nationality)
  3. used to form adjectives from nouns and verbs.

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk terms suffixed with -sk

See also Bokmål above.

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse -skr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz.

Suffix

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-sk

  1. Alternative form of -isk

Derived terms

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Swedish terms suffixed with -sk

West Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian -isk, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz.

Suffix

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-sk

  1. -ish

Further reading

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  • “-sk”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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