-ski

• -sky

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

-ski

1. (informal, humorous) Added to a word, name, or phrase to invoke Russianness, Polishness, or a more general Slavicness.

• KSI

As with many slang suffixes, there are probably multiple origins. The main origin is probably -ska +‎ -i, but there is almost certainly at least some inspiration taken from Russian -ский (-skij).

-ski (slang)

1. Slang suffix, generally for nouns (with clipping).

From Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.

-ski

1. a suffix added to a noun to form an adjective

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ.

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /skiː/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ski/

-ski

1. forms adjectives

• Polish: -ski

• -cki, -zki

Inherited from Old Polish -ski, from Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ.

• IPA^(key): /ski/

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• Rhymes: -i
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-ski

1. forms surnames

   ‎kowal + ‎-ski → ‎Kowalski

2. forms adjectives

   ‎dama + ‎-ski → ‎damski

• -ski in Polish dictionaries at PWN

From Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.

• IPA^(key): /skiː/

-skī (Cyrillic spelling -скӣ)

1. added to nouns to form a relational adjective

   Synonyms: -nī, -jī

   ‎mȏre + ‎-ski → ‎mòrskī

-ski (Cyrillic spelling -ски)

1. adverbial equivalent of -skī

From Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos.

• IPA^(key): /-ski/

-ski

1. added to nouns (people or animals) to form an adjective