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-cske

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

Suffix

-cske

  1. (diminutive suffix) -let, -ette

Usage notes

  • (diminutive suffix) Variants:
    -cska is added to back-vowel words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-.
    ‎falu (“village”) + ‎-cska → ‎falucska (“hamlet, a small village”)
    ‎Anna (“Ann”) + ‎-cska → ‎Annácska (“little Ann”)
    -cske is added to front-vowel words ending in a vowel. Final -e changes to -é-.
    ‎szellő (“breeze”) + ‎-cske → ‎szellőcske (“a tiny breeze”)
    ‎mese (“tale, fable”) + ‎-cske → ‎mesécske (“a small fable”)
    -ocska is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant
    ‎hullám (“wave”) + ‎-ocska → ‎hullámocska (“wavelet”)
    ‎szobor (“statue”) + ‎-ocska → ‎szobrocska (“statuette”)
    -acska is added to other back-vowel words ending in a consonant
    ‎nyúl (“rabbit”) + ‎-acska → ‎nyulacska (“bunny”)
    ‎piros (“red”) + ‎-acska → ‎pirosacska (“slightly red”)
    -ecske is added to unrounded (and some rounded) front-vowel words ending in a consonant
    ‎csepp (“drop”) + ‎-ecske → ‎cseppecske (“droplet”)
    ‎könyv (“book”) + ‎-ecske → ‎könyvecske (“little book, booklet”)
    -öcske is added to most rounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant
    ‎kör (“circle”) + ‎-öcske → ‎köröcske (“circlet, a small circle”)

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
More information possessor, single possession ...

Derived terms

Hungarian diminutive nouns suffixed with -cske
felhőcske
főzőcske
nőcske
szellőcske

See also

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