-ske

Danish

Etymology

from Low German -sche, a noun suffix in the feminine of the adjective suffix -sch, corresponding to Old Norse -skr, see Danish -sk. The suffix mixed with the feminine suffix -se of Old French -esse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-sɡə]

Suffix

-ske

1. (now rare) Denotes a woman occupied with an activity, especially a profession.

Usage notes

In modern times, unsuffixed words are interpreted genderneutrally, hence most words formed with this suffix are dated. A notable exception is sygeplejerske (“nurse”), which is now a unisex term; the unmarked sygeplejer refers to a different profession.

Synonyms

• -inde, -esse

Derived terms

Danish terms suffixed with -ske

forførerske

ledsagerske

sygeplejerske

Saterland Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-skə/

Suffix

-ske

1. Used to form female demonyms.
2. Used to form female occupational nouns.

Derived terms

Saterland Frisian terms suffixed with -ske

Moanske

Sjungerske

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “-ske”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN