Re: -ski vs. -scu
| From: | Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, October 6, 2007, 21:59 |
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On 10/6/07, Scotto Hlad <scott.hlad@...> wrote:
> Is there a relationship between the -ski present at the end of Polish (or
> other Slavic language) surnames and the -scu at the end of Romanian
> surnames given that Romania is largely surrounded by Slavic countries?
Not that I know of.
> What is the derivation behind -ski / -scu?
Slavic -ski is an adjectival ending, analogous to English '-ish'.
Romanian -scu, or rather -escu, is a possessive/genitive ending, used
for patronyms that have since become surnames.
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Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
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