-sk
Danish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse -iskr, -skr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit-sk (neuter -sk or -skt, definite and plural -ske)
- 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
Declension
edit| positive | comparative | superlative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite common singular | -sk | -skere | -skest2 |
| indefinite neuter singular | -sk | -skere | -skest2 |
| plural | -ske | -skere | -skest2 |
| definite attributive1 | -ske | -skere | -skeste |
1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “-sk” in Den Danske Ordbog
Faroese
editEtymology
editFrom -skur.
Adjective
edit-sk
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editSee also
editReferences
edit- “-sk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editSuffix
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
editSee also Bokmål above.
See also
editReferences
edit- “-sk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse -skr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz.
Suffix
edit-sk
- Alternative form of -isk
Derived terms
editWest Frisian
editEtymology
editFrom Old Frisian -isk, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz.
Suffix
edit-sk
Further reading
edit- “-sk”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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- Danish terms derived from Old Norse
- Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Danish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Danish lemmas
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- Faroese non-lemma forms
- Faroese adjective forms
- Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål suffixes
- Norwegian Bokmål adjective-forming suffixes
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk suffixes
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish suffixes
- West Frisian terms derived from Old Frisian
- West Frisian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- West Frisian lemmas
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