-ch
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ch"
Old Polish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-xъ.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ch
- attached to truncated stems of masculine given names to form nicknames
- attached to truncated stems of common nouns
Descendants edit
References edit
- Stankiewicz, Edward (1986) The Slavic Languages: Unity in Diversity[1], pages 259-263
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Polish -ch, from Proto-Slavic *-xъ.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ch
- attached to truncated stems of common nouns to form masculine, often augmentative or derogatory, nouns
- attached to truncated stems of masculine given names to form nicknames
Derived terms edit
See also edit
References edit
- Stankiewicz, Edward (1986) The Slavic Languages: Unity in Diversity[2], pages 259-263
Further reading edit
- -ch in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Tlingit edit
Suffix edit
-ch
Unami edit
Suffix edit
-ch
- Suffix to indicate something relates to the future.
- lapi (“again”) + -ch (future marker).