-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