-oc

See also: Appendix:Variations of "oc"

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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 English -kin

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ok/

SuffixEdit

-oc m

1. noun suffix used to form descriptive names from adjectives

   rudduc (“ruddock, robin”, literally “little red one”)

2. diminutive suffix

   bealluc (“testicle”, literally “little ball”)

   bulluc (“male calf, bullock”)

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

Derived termsEdit

► Old English words suffixed with -oc

DescendantsEdit

• English: -ock
• Scots: -ock, -ockie