-онька

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Russian

Alternative forms

  • -енька (-enʹka)used after soft consonants, the hushing consonants ш ж ч щ as well as ц

Pronunciation

Suffix

-онька (-onʹkam anim or m inan or f anim or f inan

  1. suffix forming diminutive, often endearing, nouns from other nouns and adjectives
    во́д(ка) (vód(ka), vodka) + ‎-онька (-onʹka) → ‎во́донька (vódonʹka, vodka (diminutive))

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