-ocska

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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

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