-iukas

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

Palatalised variant of -ùkas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ukas, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos; compare Latvian -uks, Proto-Slavic *-ъkъ. Compare Proto-Germanic *-ukaz > English -ock (hillock, bullock).

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-ùkas m (plural -ùkai) stress pattern 2

  1. (productive) forms diminutives, usually from masculine nouns.
  2. (productive) forms nouns referring to an animal's young

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