-чо

Bulgarian Etymology bg :af -че -о 1 Formed from the diminutive suffix bg -че with masculine ending bg -о. Pronunciation [PC] Suffix bg suffix m Forms masculine nouns denoting male persons with outstanding, usually negative or pejorative, qualities, from adjectives, nouns ending in bg -ан, and verbal roots. bg глуп глупчо stupid bg дебелан дебеланчо fat man bg господи́н господи́нчо Mr., gentleman bg крив кри́вчо curved bg сви́ря сви́рчо whistle Forms diminutive and hypocoristic forms of male given names, attached to names ending in a consonant or truncated forms. bg Ива́н Ива́нчо bg Пе́тър Пе́търчо bg Боя́н Боя́нчо bg Михаил → bg Мичо bg Костадин → bg Кочо Usage notes The plural form of these nouns is formed with the suffix bg -овци (e.g., bg глухчовци, bg перчовци, bg дебеланчовци). When hypocoristic names formed with this suffix are used to refer to adults, they convey an intimate and emotional tone. Despite ending in the typical neuter ending -о, words formed with this suffix are always masculine in gender. Declension -чо<+овци/voc:чо> Derived terms bg bg diminutive suffixes noun-forming suffixes