-uch
Polish
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Slavic *-uxъ
Polish -uch
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-uxъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ux/
- Rhymes: -ux
- Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]
Suffix
-uch
- used with a verb to form a masculine noun that is derogatory or augmentative
- lizać + -uch → lizuch
- pieścić + -uch → pieściuch
- pleść + -uch → pleciuch
- śmierdzieć + -uch → śmierdziuch
- used with an adjective to form a masculine noun that is derogatory or augmentative
- used with a noun to form a masculine noun that is derogatory or augmentative
- used with a participle to form a masculine noun that is derogatory or augmentative
Derived terms
Polish terms suffixed with -uch
obertuch
See also
References
- Stankiewicz, Edward (1986) The Slavic Languages: Unity in Diversity[1], pages 259-263
Further reading
- -uch in Polish dictionaries at PWN