-ište

See also: iste, işte, -iste, and -iště

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• -lište
• -išče (Kajkavian)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-išče.

Suffix

-ište (Cyrillic spelling -иште)

1. Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually denoting a place where an action occurs (noćište), and less commonly used to form augmentatives (ljudište).

Usage notes

• In the older formations the ◌̑ accent falls onto the -i-, and is then retracted in Neo-Štokavian: blȁto > blatȋšte > blàtīšte.
• Newer formations usually retain the accent of the base word: ìgra > ìgralīšte.

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian terms suffixed with -ište

References

• Leskien, August (1914) Grammatik der serbo-kroatischen Sprache. 1. Teil: Lautlehre, Stammbildung, Formenlehre, Heidelberg: Carl Winter's Universitätsbuchhandlung, §387, §455, pages 247, 275
• Maretić, Tomo (1963) Gramatika hrvatskoga ili srpskoga književnog jezika, 3rd edition, Zagreb: Matica hrvatska, §340. g)

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-išče.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiʃcɛ/

Suffix

-ište n

1. noun suffix used to denote a place, similar e.g. to -ary

   Synonym: -isko

Declension

Declension of -ište

	singular	plural
nominative	-ište	-ištia
genitive	-išťa	-ísť
dative	-išťu	-ištiam
accusative	-ište	-ištia
locative	-išti	-ištiach
instrumental	-išťom	-išťami

Derived terms

Slovak terms suffixed with -ište