-sky

See also: sky, Sky, SKY, S.K.Y., ský, and -ský

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /-skiː/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /-ski/

Suffix

-sky

1. Alternative spelling of -ski.

   Alternative forms: -ski, -skii, -skij

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -sky

Abramsky

Americansky

brewsky

brosky

buttinsky

champansky

grotsky

Etymology 2

Clipping of Bluesky. Compare -blr, -Tok, and -Tube.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-skaɪ/

Suffix

-sky

1. (Internet slang) Combined with a noun or adjective for a specific community of users or a genre of posts on the social media platform Bluesky.

   Coordinate terms: -blr, -Tok, -Tube, -twt

Derived terms

• Blacksky (community of African Americans)
• Booksky (community of book readers and authors)
• Econsky (community of economists)
• Libsky (slang, derogatory; community of American liberals, or BlueSky viewed as a liberal website)
• WriteSky (community of book writers)

Anagrams

• KYS, YKS, YSK, Yks., kys

Slovak

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ski/

Suffix

-sky

1. (as an adjective) -ian (from, related to, or like)

   ‎Irán + ‎-sky → ‎iránsky

   ‎Nitra + ‎-sky → ‎nitriansky

Usage notes

• This suffix is used instead of -ský when the preceding syllable contains a long vowel or a diphthong.

Declension

Declension of -sky (hard-short)

singular
	masculine		feminine	neuter
	animate	inanimate
nominative	-sky		-ska	-ske
genitive	-skeho		-skej	-skeho
dative	-skemu		-skej	-skemu
accusative	-skeho	-sky	-sku	-ske
locative	-skom		-skej	-skom
instrumental	-skym		-skou	-skym
plural
	masculine		feminine/neuter
	animate	inanimate
nominative	-ski	-ske
genitive	-skych
dative	-skym
accusative	-skych	-ske
locative	-skych
instrumental	-skymi

See also

• -ský

Suffix

-sky

1. (as an adverb) the adverbial equivalent to -ský adjectives (from, related to, or like)