Danish

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Suffix

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-ske

  1. (now rare) Denotes a woman occupied with an activity, especially a profession.

Usage notes

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In modern times, unsuffixed words are interpreted genderneutrally, hence most words formed with this suffix are dated. A notable exception is sygeplejerske (nurse), which is now a unisex term; the unmarked sygeplejer refers to a different profession.

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Saterland Frisian

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Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ske

  1. Used to form female demonyms.
  2. Used to form female occupational nouns.

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References

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  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “-ske”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN