-иха

Russian Pronunciation -и́ха when stressed -иха when unstressed Suffix ru suffix -и́ха -иха noun-forming suffixes Forms nouns referring to feminine animals. ru бобр beaver бобри́ха female beaver ru бегемо́т hippopotamus → ru бегемо́тиха female hippopotamus ru барсу́к badger → ru барсучи́ха female badger ru за́яц hare (oblique stem ru зайц-) → ru зайчи́ха female hare ru ёж hedgehog → ru ежи́ха female hedgehog Forms nouns referring to feminine people, often of a colloquial nature. ru врач doctor → ru врачи́ха female doctor colloquial ru портно́й tailor → ru портни́ха female tailor normal register ru чува́к dude, guy slang → ru чуви́ха girl, chick slang Forms nouns referring to objects, of a decidedly colloquial and often pejorative nature. ru шум noise → ru шуми́ха hype, buzz colloquial, pejorative ru не- not + ru разобра́ться to sort out (present tense ru разберу́сь) → ru неразбери́ха muddle, mess, SNAFU colloquial Usage notes The suffix has the following properties: The stem may or may not be stressed (more often stressed than not). A velar (as well as ц) normally turns into a palatal as a result of the Slavic first palatalization. With reducible nouns, the stem assumes its non-reduced form before the suffix. A stressed ru ё turns into ru е when the stressed variant of the suffix is added. Declension -и́ха or -иха bi Derived terms ru See also ru -есса, ru -исса, ru -иха, ru -ша, ru -ья Ukrainian Etymology uk comp :af -и- -ха ++ 1 Compare ru -и́ха. Pronunciation -и́ха when stressed -иха when unstressed Suffix uk suffix -и́ха -иха noun-forming suffixes f-pr f-in Forms nouns referring to wives uk кова́ль smith → uk ковали́ха smith's wife uk Кайда́ш → uk Кайдаши́ха wife of a man with the surname Kaydash, a married woman with the surname Kaydash uk Тимоше́нко → uk Тимоше́нчиха wife of a man with the surname Tymoshenko, a married woman with the surname Tymoshenko Forms nouns referring to feminine animals. uk бобе́р beaver бобри́ха female beaver uk борсу́к badger → uk борсучи́ха female badger uk за́єць hare (oblique stem uk зайц-) → uk зайчи́ха female hare uk жук beetle → uk жучи́ха female beetle uk uncommon Forms nouns referring to feminine people, often of a colloquial nature. uk uncommon Forms nouns referring to objects, of a decidedly colloquial and often pejorative nature. Declension ((-и́ха<pr>, -́иха<>)) Derived terms uk