-uch
See also: uch and úch
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ux/
- Rhymes: -ux
- Syllabification: uch
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-uxъ.
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.
- młody + -uch → młodziuch
- prosty + -uch → prościuch
- stary + -uch → staruch
- Used with a noun to form a masculine noun that is derogatory or augmentative.
- kłamca + -uch → kłamczuch
- kopeć + -uch → kopciuch
- leń + -uch → leniuch
- łakomiec + -uch → łakomczuch
- niewiasta + -uch → niewieściuch
- smoła + -uch → smoluch
- Used with a participle to form a masculine noun that is derogatory or augmentative.
- niedbały + -uch → niedbaluch
- ospały + -uch → ospaluch
- uparty + -uch → uparciuch
- zmarzły + -uch → zmarzluch
Etymology 2
From Polish ucho (“ear”).
Suffix
-uch
- Used to form animal names
Derived terms
Polish terms suffixed with -uch
See also
- -och
- -ch
- -cha
References
- Stankiewicz, Edward (1986) The Slavic Languages: Unity in Diversity, pages 259-263
Further reading
- -uch in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- -uch in Polish dictionaries at PWN