-онький
Russian
Alternative forms
- -енький (-enʹkij) – after most consonants
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ənʲkʲɪj]
Suffix
-онький • (-onʹkij)
- Suffix used to form diminutive adjectives from other adjectives. Often the diminutive meaning is lost, or an intensifying meaning is imparted.
- сухо́й (suxój, “dry”) + -онький (-onʹkij) → су́хонький (súxonʹkij, “nice and dry”)
- широ́кий (širókij, “wide”) + -онький (-onʹkij) → широ́конький (širókonʹkij, “very wide”)
Usage notes
- This suffix is used after roots ending in г, к, х to avoid palatalizing them. After other consonants, -енький (-enʹkij) is used.
- The stress is drawn onto the syllable preceding the suffix.
Declension
Declension of -онький (unknown short forms)
| masculine | neuter | feminine | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -онький -onʹkij | -онькое -onʹkoje | -онькая -onʹkaja | -онькие -onʹkije | |
| genitive | -онького -onʹkovo | -онькой -onʹkoj | -оньких -onʹkix | ||
| dative | -онькому -onʹkomu | -онькой -onʹkoj | -оньким -onʹkim | ||
| accusative | animate | -онького -onʹkovo | -онькое -onʹkoje | -онькую -onʹkuju | -оньких -onʹkix |
| inanimate | -онький -onʹkij | -онькие -onʹkije | |||
| instrumental | -оньким -onʹkim | -онькой, -онькою -onʹkoj, -onʹkoju | -онькими -onʹkimi | ||
| prepositional | -оньком -onʹkom | -онькой -onʹkoj | -оньких -onʹkix | ||
Derived terms
Russian terms suffixed with -онький