-ecske

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Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ecske

  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 -ecske -ecskék
accusative -ecskét -ecskéket
dative -ecskének -ecskéknek
instrumental -ecskével -ecskékkel
causal-final -ecskéért -ecskékért
translative -ecskévé -ecskékké
terminative -ecskéig -ecskékig
essive-formal -ecskeként -ecskékként
essive-modal -ecskéül -ecskékül
inessive -ecskében -ecskékben
superessive -ecskén -ecskéken
adessive -ecskénél -ecskéknél
illative -ecskébe -ecskékbe
sublative -ecskére -ecskékre
allative -ecskéhez -ecskékhez
elative -ecskéből -ecskékből
delative -ecskéről -ecskékről
ablative -ecskétől -ecskéktől
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		-ecskéé -ecskéké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		-ecskééi -ecskékéi
Possessive forms of -ecske
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. -ecském -ecskéim
2nd person sing. -ecskéd -ecskéid
3rd person sing. -ecskéje -ecskéi
1st person plural -ecskénk -ecskéink
2nd person plural -ecskétek -ecskéitek
3rd person plural -ecskéjük -ecskéik

Derived terms

Hungarian diminutive nouns suffixed with -ecske

See also

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia