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Russian
- -енька (-enʹka) — used after soft consonants, the hushing consonants ш ж ч щ as well as ц
Pronunciation
Suffix
-онька • (-onʹka) m anim or m inan or f anim or f inan
- 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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