-ŏk

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ok"

Silesian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-āˀkas

Proto-Slavic *-akъ

Old Polish -ak

Silesian -ŏk

Inherited from Old Polish -ak.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (non-Western) /ɔk/, (Western Silesian) /ɔwk/, (Głogówek) /ɛwk/
Rhymes: -ɔk, -ɔwk, -ɛwk
Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Suffix

-ŏk m

used to form demonyms
‎Ślōnsk + ‎-ŏk → ‎ślōnzŏk

‎Katowicy + ‎-ŏk → ‎katowiczŏk

‎krziż + ‎-ŏk → ‎krziżŏk

‎pole + ‎-ŏk → ‎polŏk
used to form various nouns
‎żeleźny + ‎-ŏk → ‎żeleźniŏk

‎lizać + ‎-ŏk → ‎lizŏk

‎krupny + ‎-ŏk → ‎krupniŏk

‎parzić + ‎-ŏk → ‎parzŏk
used to naturalise foreign borrowings
‎German Hase + ‎-ŏk → ‎hazŏk

‎German Kiesel + ‎-ŏk → ‎kizlŏk

‎German Bunzlau + ‎-ŏk → ‎bōnclŏk

Usage notes

When applied, this suffix can soften the preceding consonant.

Derived terms

Silesian terms suffixed with -ŏk