"-iska" meaning in All languages combined

See -iska on Wiktionary

Suffix [Latvian]

Etymology: From -isks + -a. Etymology templates: {{suffix|lv|-isks|-a}} -isks + -a Head templates: {{head|lv|suffix|head=|sort=}} -iska, {{lv-suffix}} -iska
  1. feminine of -isks Tags: feminine, form-of, morpheme Form of: -isks

Suffix [Tumbuka]

Etymology: Cognate with Chichewa -itsa (“causative suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is 'a', 'i' or 'u'”). Etymology templates: {{cog|ny|-itsa||causative suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is 'a', 'i' or 'u'}} Chichewa -itsa (“causative suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is 'a', 'i' or 'u'”) Head templates: {{head|tum|suffix|cat2=verb-forming suffixes}} -iska
  1. Causative suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is 'a', 'i' or 'u'. Tags: morpheme
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  "etymology_text": "From -isks + -a.",
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        }
      ],
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          "-isks",
          "-isks#Latvian"
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      ],
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          "-isks",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "-iska"
}

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