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See also: ócska

Hungarian

Etymology

From -o- (linking vowel) +‎ -cska (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ocska

  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, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative -ocska -ocskák
accusative -ocskát -ocskákat
dative -ocskának -ocskáknak
instrumental -ocskával -ocskákkal
causal-final -ocskáért -ocskákért
translative -ocskává -ocskákká
terminative -ocskáig -ocskákig
essive-formal -ocskaként -ocskákként
essive-modal -ocskául -ocskákul
inessive -ocskában -ocskákban
superessive -ocskán -ocskákon
adessive -ocskánál -ocskáknál
illative -ocskába -ocskákba
sublative -ocskára -ocskákra
allative -ocskához -ocskákhoz
elative -ocskából -ocskákból
delative -ocskáról -ocskákról
ablative -ocskától -ocskáktól
non-attributive
possessive – singular 		-ocskáé -ocskáké
non-attributive
possessive – plural 		-ocskáéi -ocskákéi
Possessive forms of -ocska
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. -ocskám -ocskáim
2nd person sing. -ocskád -ocskáid
3rd person sing. -ocskája -ocskái
1st person plural -ocskánk -ocskáink
2nd person plural -ocskátok -ocskáitok
3rd person plural -ocskájuk -ocskáik

Derived terms

Hungarian diminutive nouns suffixed with -ocska
hullámocska
lakocska
patakocska
szobrocska

See also

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia