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-че
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че чэ чё ће Appendix:Variations of "ce"
Bulgarian
Pronunciation
[PC]
The stress usually remains on the root word that is suffixed, i.e. the suffix does not cause the stress of the word to move; however, there are exceptions.
Suffix
bg suffix noun-forming suffixes diminutive suffixes n diminutive -енце
Appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually to form a diminutive or as an expression of endearment.
bg а́нгел m а́нгелче n
bg моли́в m моли́вче n
bg стол m сто́лче n
bg жа́ба f жа́бче n
bg чора́п m чора́пче n
bg чорба́р m чорба́рче n
bg педера́ст m педера́стче n
Forms neuter counterparts to masculine/feminine nouns to refer to children or an animal's young
bg бълга́рин m бълга́рче n
bg вну́к m вну́че n
bg гра́жданин m гра́жда́нче n
bg родни́на mf родни́нче n
bg селя́нин m селя́нче n
bg слон m сло́нче n
bg французо́йка f французо́йче n
Usage notes
In the definite form, most Bulgarian words denoting a relationship take on a possessive meaning, including words formed with this particular suffix, e.g., bg внучето the grandchild, my grandchild, bg племенничето the nibling, my nibling, bg кучето the dog, my dog.
Declension
-че</voc:че>
-че n -че́ -чета
Derived terms
bg
Macedonian
Pronunciation
че
Suffix
mk suffix noun-forming suffixes diminutive suffixes n
Appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually to form a diminutive or as an expression of endearment.
mk ангел m ангелче n
mk молив m моливче n
mk слон m слонче n
mk жаба f жапче n
mk жена f женче n
mk крава f кравче n
Derived terms
mk
Pannonian Rusyn
Alternative forms
rsk -ще with roots ending in rsk -з-, rsk -с- or rsk -ш-
Etymology
rsk :af sla-pro:*-ъka sla-pro:*-ę 1
rsk курче, rsk дзивче and similar T-stem neuter nouns, originally inherited from Proto-Slavic and formed from nouns ending in sla-pro *-ъka *-ę 1.
Pronunciation
rsk ɛ 1
rsk че
Suffix
rsk suffix n noun-forming suffixes
forms neuter nouns, especially nouns for baby animals
rsk пулька пульче
rsk миша мище
rsk голуб голубче
rsk тащок таще
rsk козак коще
rsk риба рибче
forms neuter nouns for objects, especially nouns for very small objects
rsk пупок пупче
rsk колєсо кольче
Declension
1
Derived terms
rsk
References
-ЧЕ 866 2
Serbo-Croatian
Suffix
Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually denoting a young child or a young animal.
Ukrainian
Etymology 1
See uk -ше
Suffix
uk suffix adverb-forming suffixes
uk -ше
Etymology 2
Suffix
uk suffix form -че n-s
uk -це voc s
Suffix
uk suffix form
uk -чий nom//acc//voc n s ; adverbial
Derived terms
uk
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