-шчык
Belarusian edit
Alternative forms edit
- -ščyk — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)
- -ьшчык (-ʹščyk) — after л
Etymology edit
Compound of -скі (-ski) + -ік (-ik). Compare Russian -щик (-ščik).
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-шчык • (-ščyk) (feminine -шчыца)
- Suffix added to nouns, verbs and sometimes adjectives to form masculine agent nouns: -er, -or
- макаро́ны (makaróny, “macaroni; pasta”) + -шчык (-ščyk) → макаро́ншчык (makarónščyk, “pasta maker”)