-очка
Russian
Alternative forms
- -ечка (-ečka) — after the unpaired sibilants ш ж ч щ ц
Etymology
Originally a double diminutive Proto-Slavic *-ъčьka formed from *-ъka + *-ьka. Related to -чка (-čka).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ət͡ɕkə]
Suffix
-очка • (-očka)
- (added to (normally feminine) nouns, forms diminutives, sometimes with a further change in meaning)
- (added to nouns and adjectives, forms colloquial nouns referring to women with endearing qualities)
- ми́лый (mílyj, “dear”) + -очка (-očka) → ми́лочка (míločka, “my dear, darling (referring to a woman; pejorative)”)
- сексапи́л (sɛksapíl, “sex appeal”) + -очка (-očka) → сексапи́лочка (sɛksapíločka, “sexy babe, sexy woman”) (slang, colloquial, obsolete)
Usage notes
Note the following properties:
- If the stress is on the ending, it is drawn onto the preceding syllable. Unstressed е may turn into ё when stressed.
- Most occurrences of -очка (-očka) still result from adding diminutive -ка (-ka) to a word already ending in -ка (-ka), rather than by directly adding the independent suffix -очка (-očka).
Declension
Declension of -очка (bian fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc)
Derived terms
Russian terms suffixed with -очка
Related terms
Ukrainian
Alternative forms
- -ечка (-ečka) — after the unpaired sibilants ш ж ч щ ц
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ ˈɔt͡ʃkɐ]
Etymology 1
Originally a double diminutive Proto-Slavic *-ъčьka formed from *-ъka + *-ьka. Reanalyzed as -ка (-ka) + -ка (-ka).
Suffix
-очка • (-očka) f (masculine equivalent -о́чок)
- (added to (normally feminine) nouns, forms diminutives, sometimes with a further change in meaning)
- (added to nouns and adjectives, forms colloquial nouns referring to women with endearing qualities)
Usage notes
Note the following properties:
- Most occurrences of -очка (-očka) still result from adding diminutive -ка (-ka) to a word already ending in -ка (-ka), rather than by directly adding the independent suffix -очка (-očka).
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -́очка -́očka |
-́очки -́očky |
| genitive | -́очки -́očky |
-́очок -́očok |
| dative | -́очці -́očci |
-́очкам -́očkam |
| accusative | -́очку -́očku |
-́очки, -́очок -́očky, -́očok |
| instrumental | -́очкою -́očkoju |
-́очками -́očkamy |
| locative | -́очці -́očci |
-́очках -́očkax |
| vocative | -́очко -́očko |
-́очки -́očky |
Ukrainian terms suffixed with -очка
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Suffix
-́очка • (-́očka) n or m (variant -ечка)
- inflection of -очко (-očko):
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural
- genitive/accusative singular of -о́чок (-óčok)
References
- Лев Миха́йлович Полю́га [Lev Myxájlovyč Poljúha] (2001), Словник українських морфем [Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkyx morfem, Dictionary of Ukrainian morphemes] (in Ukrainian), Львів [Lʹviv]: Світ [Svit], →ISBN