-че

See also: че, чэ, чё, ће, and Appendix:Variations of "ce"

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃɛ]

Suffix

-че • (-čen

  1. Appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually to form a diminutive or as an expression of endearment.
    ангел m (angel) + ‎-че (-če) → ‎ангелче n (angelče)
    молив m (moliv) + ‎-че (-če) → ‎моливче n (molivče)
    слон m (slon) + ‎-че (-če) → ‎слонче n (slonče)
    жаба f (žaba) + ‎-че (-če) → ‎жапче n (žapče)
    жена f (žena) + ‎-че (-če) → ‎женче n (ženče)
    крава f (krava) + ‎-че (-če) → ‎кравче n (kravče)

Derived terms

Macedonian terms suffixed with -че

Serbo-Croatian

Suffix

-че (Latin spelling -če)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually denoting a young child or a young animal.

Ukrainian

Etymology 1

See -ше (-še)

Suffix

-че • (-če)

  1. alternative form of -ше (-še)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Suffix

-че • (-čen sg

  1. vocative singular of -це (-ce)
Ukrainian terms suffixed with -че