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Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Suffix
-yk m
- forms masculine diminutives, used after historically soft consonants
- rycerz + -yk → rycerzyk
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From the old nominative of Proto-Slavic *-y m (accusative *-enь) + -k.
Suffix
-yk m
- forms masculine diminutives from words ending in -eń.
- kamień + -yk → kamyk
- grzebień + -yk → grzebyk
Further reading
- -yk in Polish dictionaries at PWN