-uch
Polish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *-uxъ.
Suffix
edit-uch
- used with a verb to form a masculine noun that is derogatory or augmentative
- lizać + -uch → lizuch
- pieścić + -uch → pieściuch
- pleść + -uch → pleciuch
- śmierdzieć + -uch → śmierdziuch
- used with an adjective to form a masculine noun that is derogatory or augmentative
- used with a noun to form a masculine noun that is derogatory or augmentative
- used with a participle to form a masculine noun that is derogatory or augmentative
Etymology 2
editFrom ucho (“ear”).
Suffix
edit-uch
- used to form animal names
Derived terms
editSee also
editReferences
edit- Stankiewicz, Edward (1986) The Slavic Languages: Unity in Diversity[1], pages 259-263
Further reading
edit- -uch in Polish dictionaries at PWN