-isks

See also: -išķs

Gothic

Romanization

-isks

Romanization of -𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *-iškas, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos. Cognate with Lithuanian -iškas, Proto-Slavic *-ьskъ and Proto-Germanic *-iskaz (English -ish, German -isch, Swedish -isk, etc.). Found mostly in non-native words; possibly a borrowing (perhaps from German).

Suffix

-isks

Added to nouns to derive adjectives with the meaning 'typical of' or 'characterized by' the original noun (like English -ic or -ical).

Derived terms

Latvian terms suffixed with -isks

Related terms

-iska

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