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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ch"

Old Polish

Etymology

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Proto-Slavic *-xъ

Old Polish -ch

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-xъ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /x/

IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /x/

Suffix

-ch

attached to truncated stems of masculine given names to form nicknames
‎Bolesław + ‎-ch → ‎Bolech

‎Jan + ‎-ch → ‎Jach

‎Miłosław + ‎-ch → ‎Miłoch

‎Miłosław + ‎-ch → ‎Mich

‎Mirosław + ‎-ch → ‎Mich

‎Paweł + ‎-ch → ‎Pach

‎Radosław + ‎-ch → ‎Radoch

‎Wacław + ‎-ch → ‎Wach
attached to truncated stems of common nouns

Descendants

Polish: -ch, -ich
Silesian: -ch

References

Stankiewicz, Edward (1986), The Slavic Languages: Unity in Diversity‎, pages 259-263

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Polish

Alternative forms

-ich

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *-xъ

Old Polish -ch

Polish -ch

Inherited from Old Polish -ch.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /x/
Rhymes: -x
Syllabification: -ch

Suffix

-ch

attached to truncated stems of common nouns to form masculine, often augmentative or derogatory, nouns
‎brat + ‎-ch → ‎brach

‎gamrat + ‎-ch → ‎gach

‎kmotr + ‎-ch → ‎kmoch

‎Moskal + ‎-ch → ‎moch

‎piasek + ‎-ch → ‎piach

‎stryj + ‎-ch → ‎strych
attached to truncated stems of masculine given names to form nicknames
‎Stanisław + ‎-ch → ‎Stach

‎Zdzisław + ‎-ch → ‎Zdzich

‎Zbigniew + ‎-ch → ‎Zbych

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -ch

See also

References

Stankiewicz, Edward (1986), The Slavic Languages: Unity in Diversity‎, pages 259-263

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Tlingit

Suffix

-ch

Used to form the ergative case.
Ax̱ tláach ax̱ éesh asix̱án
My mother loves my father.
Marks the habitual aspect.

Unami

Suffix

-ch

suffix to indicate something relates to the future
lapi (“again”) +‎ -ch (future marker).

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