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-унка
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Ukrainian
Pronunciation
-у́нка
Etymology 1
uk comp :af -ун -ка<id:dim> 1 ++ Later extracted out as its own suffix. Cognate with be,ru -у́нка, pl -unka.
Suffix
uk suffix f -у́нка noun-forming suffixes
Unproductive suffix used to form feminine nouns
uk en:force форсу́нка burner, injector, jet, nozzle
uk біг бігу́нка diarrhea colloquial
Usage notes
This suffix does not form the feminine equivalents of masculine agent nouns ending in uk -ун (see category). Such nouns are formed by the addition of uk -ка feminine-equivalent suffix to the masculine noun in question.
Declension
-у́нка<*>
Etymology 2
Suffix
uk suffix form -у́нка m
uk -у́нок gen s
Derived terms
uk
Related terms
uk -нка
References
унк
uk Ukrainian terms suffixed with -а