-онький

Russian

Alternative forms

• -енький (-enʹkij) — after most consonants

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ənʲkʲɪj]

Suffix

-онький • (-onʹkij)

1. Suffix used to form diminutive adjectives from other adjectives. Often the diminutive meaning is lost, or an intensifying meaning is imparted.

   ‎сухо́й (suxój, “dry”) + ‎-онький (-onʹkij) → ‎су́хонький (súxonʹkij, “nice and dry”)

   ‎широ́кий (širókij, “wide”) + ‎-онький (-onʹkij) → ‎широ́конький (širókonʹkij, “very wide”)

Usage notes

• This suffix is used after roots ending in г, к, х to avoid palatalizing them. After other consonants, -енький (-enʹkij) is used.
• The stress is drawn onto the syllable preceding the suffix.

Declension

Declension of -онький (unknown short forms)

		masculine	neuter	feminine	plural
nominative		-онький -onʹkij	-онькое -onʹkoje	-онькая -onʹkaja	-онькие -onʹkije
genitive		-онького -onʹkovo		-онькой -onʹkoj	-оньких -onʹkix
dative		-онькому -onʹkomu		-онькой -onʹkoj	-оньким -onʹkim
accusative	animate	-онького -onʹkovo	-онькое -onʹkoje	-онькую -onʹkuju	-оньких -onʹkix
	inanimate	-онький -onʹkij			-онькие -onʹkije
instrumental		-оньким -onʹkim		-онькой, -онькою -onʹkoj, -onʹkoju	-онькими -onʹkimi
prepositional		-оньком -onʹkom		-онькой -onʹkoj	-оньких -onʹkix

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -онький