-очка

Russian Alternative forms ru -ечка after the unpaired sibilants ru ш ж ч щ ц Etymology Originally a double diminutive ru sla-pro *-ъčьka formed from sla-pro *-ъka + sla-pro *-ьka. Related to ru -чка. Pronunciation Suffix ru suffix (added to (normally feminine) nouns, forms diminutives, sometimes with a further change in meaning) ru ва́нна bathtub ва́нночка small bathtub ru звезда́ star звёздочка small star; asterisk; sprocket (added to nouns and adjectives, forms colloquial nouns referring to women with endearing qualities) ru ми́лый dear ми́лочка my dear, darling referring to a woman; pejorative ru сексапи́л sɛksapíl sex appeal 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. ru звезда́ star звёздочка starlet; asterisk; sprocket Most occurrences of ru -очка still result from adding diminutive ru -ка to a word already ending in ru -ка, rather than by directly adding the independent suffix ru -очка. ru вода́ water !-ка во́дка y vodka !-ка во́дочка (small or endearing) vodka; not derived directly from ru вода́ Declension -очка * ia Derived terms ru Related terms ru -ка ru -чка ru -о́к ru noun-forming suffixes diminutive suffixes Ukrainian Alternative forms uk -ечка after the unpaired sibilants ru ш ж ч щ ц Pronunciation -́очка Etymology 1 Originally a double diminutive uk sla-pro *-ъčьka formed from sla-pro *-ъka + sla-pro *-ьka. Reanalyzed as uk -ка -ка. Suffix uk suffix f masculine equivalent -о́чок (added to (normally feminine) nouns, forms diminutives, sometimes with a further change in meaning) uk ва́нна bathtub ва́нночка small bathtub uk зі́рка star зі́рочка small star; asterisk; sprocket (added to nouns and adjectives, forms colloquial nouns referring to women with endearing qualities) uk Sloboda Steppe Middle Dnieprian uk ми́лий dear ми́лочка my dear, darling referring to a woman; sarcastic Usage notes Note the following properties: Most occurrences of uk -очка still result from adding diminutive uk -ка to a word already ending in uk -ка, rather than by directly adding the independent suffix uk -очка. uk горіти to burn !-ка горі́лка y horilka !-ка горі́лочка (small or endearing) horilka; not derived directly from uk горіти Declension ((-́очка<*>, -́очка<pr.*>)) Derived terms uk Related terms uk -ка uk -о́к Etymology 2 Suffix uk suffix form -́очка n m variant -ечка uk -очко gen s ; nom//acc//voc p uk -о́чок gen//acc s References uk uk:Лев Миха́йлович Полю́га uk:Полюга Лев Михайлович 2001 uk:Словник українських морфем<t:Dictionary of Ukrainian morphemes> uk:Львів uk:Світ 966-603-105-1 uk Ukrainian terms suffixed with -а uk noun-forming suffixes diminutive suffixes