Etymology

-ski

Today it means: Added to a word, name, or phrase to invoke Russianness, Polishness, or a more general Slavicness. Full definition →

Russian -ский
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  1. Russian · borrowed from-ский
  2. English today-ski

From Russian -ский (-skij, adjectival suffix), perhaps influenced by Russki, Polski, or other -ski-terminated terms such as Russian and Polish surnames. Doublet of -ish and -esque.

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