-енька

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʲɪnʲkə]

Suffix

-енька • (-enʹkam anim or m inan or f anim or f inan

  1. alternative form of -онька (-onʹka) (used after soft consonants, the hushing consonants ш ж ч щ as well as ц): suffix forming diminutive, often endearing, nouns from other nouns and adjectives
    бог (box, god) + ‎-енька (-enʹka) → ‎бо́женька (bóženʹka, god (endearing form))
    тётя (tjótja, aunt) + ‎-енька (-enʹka) → ‎тётенька (tjótenʹka, auntie (endearing form))

Declension

Derived terms

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛnʲkɐ]

Etymology 1

From -еньк (-enʹk) +‎ (-a)

Suffix

-енька • (-enʹkam pers or m inan or f pers or f inan

  1. suffix forming diminutive, often endearing, nouns from other nouns and adjectives (used after soft consonants, the hushing consonants ш ж ч щ, as well as ц)
    бог (box, god) + ‎-енька (-enʹka) → ‎бо́женька (bóženʹka, god (endearing form))
Declension
Declension of -е́нька
(inan hard fem-form accent-a reduc)
singular plural
nominative -е́нька
-énʹka
-е́ньки
-énʹky
genitive -е́ньки
-énʹky
-е́ньок
-énʹok
dative -е́ньці
-énʹci
-е́нькам
-énʹkam
accusative -е́ньку
-énʹku
-е́ньки
-énʹky
instrumental -е́нькою
-énʹkoju
-е́ньками
-énʹkamy
locative -е́ньці
-énʹci
-е́ньках
-énʹkax
vocative -е́нько
-énʹko
-е́ньки
-énʹky
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Suffix

-енька • (-enʹka)

  1. feminine nominative singular of -енький (-enʹkyj)

Suffix

-е́нька • (-énʹkam or n

  1. inflection of -е́нько (-énʹko):
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural