-öcske

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Hungarian

Etymology

From -ö- (linking vowel) +‎ -cske (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-öcske

  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

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative -öcske -öcskék
accusative -öcskét -öcskéket
dative -öcskének -öcskéknek
instrumental -öcskével -öcskékkel
causal-final -öcskéért -öcskékért
translative -öcskévé -öcskékké
terminative -öcskéig -öcskékig
essive-formal -öcskeként -öcskékként
essive-modal -öcskéül -öcskékül
inessive -öcskében -öcskékben
superessive -öcskén -öcskéken
adessive -öcskénél -öcskéknél
illative -öcskébe -öcskékbe
sublative -öcskére -öcskékre
allative -öcskéhez -öcskékhez
elative -öcskéből -öcskékből
delative -öcskéről -öcskékről
ablative -öcskétől -öcskéktől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
-öcskéé -öcskéké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
-öcskééi -öcskékéi
Possessive forms of -öcske
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. -öcském -öcskéim
2nd person sing. -öcskéd -öcskéid
3rd person sing. -öcskéje -öcskéi
1st person plural -öcskénk -öcskéink
2nd person plural -öcskétek -öcskéitek
3rd person plural -öcskéjük -öcskéik

Derived terms

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