-ucu

Appendix:Variations of "ucu" Asturian Etymology ast Pronunciation Suffix -uc -ucu -uques diminutive suffixes -uc -uques forms diminutives of nouns, adjectives, and adverbs, also frequently carries the meaning of "little" in adjectives ast entráu aged [someone] entraducu a little aged [someone] ast fartu full fartucu satiated ast fierro iron ferrucu slag Usage notes Like ast -ín, it often triggers the closure of other vowels in the word (e, and/or o into i and u, respectively) in pronunciation. According to the Academia de la Llingua Asturian standard orthographical rules, this should not be representing in writing, the words retain their original vowels. However this norm is not often followed in most environments. ast pequeñu small piquiñucu small (non-standard orthography) It can be affectionate, like ast -ín, but unlike -ín, it can also be despective (something worthless). Derived terms ast -ucar ast -uquín ast Azerbaijani Suffix ıcı ici ucu ücü y az suffix form Postconsonantal form of az -ici after the vowels O / U. Derived terms See az -ici