-öcske

From -ö- (linking vowel) +‎ -cske (diminutive suffix).

• IPA^(key): [øt͡ʃkɛ]
• Rhymes: -kɛ

-öcske

1. (diminutive suffix) -let, -ette

• (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”)

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes