-ҫӗ

Chuvash edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Turkic *-čük, cognate with Turkish -cik.

Suffix edit

-ҫӗ • (-śĕ)

Diminutive suffix.
‎анне (anne, “mother”) + ‎аннеҫӗ (anneś̬ĕ, “little/pretty mother”) + ‎-м (-m) → ‎аннеҫӗм (anneś̬ĕm, “mumsy”)

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Turkic *-či.

Suffix edit

-ҫӗ • (-śĕ)

Profession suffix.
‎тӗпчев (tĕpčev, “research”) + ‎-ҫӗ (-śĕ) → ‎тӗпчевҫӗ (tĕpčevśĕ, “researcher”)

‎хурал (hural, “watch”) + ‎-ҫӗ (-śĕ) → ‎хуралҫӑ (huralś̬ă, “watchman, guard”)

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