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Russian
Pronunciation
Suffix
-енька • (-enʹka) m anim or m inan or f anim or f inan
- alternative form of -онька (-onʹka) (used after soft consonants, the hushing consonants ш ж ч щ as well as ц): suffix forming diminutive, often endearing, nouns from other nouns and adjectives
- бог (box, “god”) + -енька (-enʹka) → бо́женька (bóženʹka, “god (endearing form)”)
- тётя (tjótja, “aunt”) + -енька (-enʹka) → тётенька (tjótenʹka, “auntie (endearing form)”)
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