-oc

See also: Appendix:Variations of "oc"

Contents

Old EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• -uc

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *-ukaz, *-ikaz. Akin to Old Saxon -ik-, Middle Low German -ken, Middle Dutch -kin. More at -kin

SuffixEdit

-oc m

1. noun suffix used to form descriptive names from adjectives

   rudduc (“ruddock, robin, (lit. "little red one")”)

2. diminutive suffix

   bealluc (“testiculi, (lit. "little balls")”)

   bulluc (“male calf, bullock”)

   buttuc (“end, buttock; piece of land”)

DescendantsEdit

• English -ock
• Scots -ock, -ockie