-och

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Czech

Pronunciation

Suffix

-och m anim (noun-forming suffix)

  1. from adjectives forms nouns referring to property bearers
    bílý + ‎-och → ‎běloch

Derived terms

Further reading

  • -och in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Polish

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-och

  1. used with a verb to form a masculine noun that is derogatory or augmentative
    kręcić + ‎-och → ‎kręcioch
    pieścić + ‎-och → ‎pieszczoch
    spać + ‎-och → ‎śpioch
    wiercić + ‎-och → ‎wiercioch
  2. used with an adjective to form a masculine noun that is derogatory or augmentative
    chudy + ‎-och → ‎chudzioch
    tłusty + ‎-och → ‎tłuścioch

Derived terms

See also

References

  • Stankiewicz, Edward (1986) The Slavic Languages: Unity in Diversity, pages 259-263

Further reading

  • -och in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Welsh

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Suffix

-och

  1. (literary) verb suffix for the second-person plural present subjunctive
  2. (colloquial) verb suffix for the second-person plural preterite

Derived terms

Category Welsh terms suffixed with -och not found