See also: Appendix:Variations of "ok"
Silesian
Etymology
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂kos
Proto-Balto-Slavic *-āˀkas
Silesian -ŏk
Inherited from Old Polish -ak.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (non-Western) /ɔk/, (Western Silesian) /ɔwk/, (Głogówek) /ɛwk/
- Rhymes: -ɔk, -ɔwk, -ɛwk
- Syllabification: -ŏk
Suffix
-ŏk m
- used to form demonyms
- Ślōnsk + -ŏk → ślōnzŏk
- Katowicy + -ŏk → katowiczŏk
- krziż + -ŏk → krziżŏk
- pole + -ŏk → polŏk
- used to form various nouns
- żeleźny + -ŏk → żeleźniŏk
- lizać + -ŏk → lizŏk
- krupny + -ŏk → krupniŏk
- parzić + -ŏk → parzŏk
- used to naturalise foreign borrowings
- German Hase + -ŏk → hazŏk
- German Kiesel + -ŏk → kizlŏk
- German Bunzlau + -ŏk → bōnclŏk
Usage notes
When applied, this suffix can soften the preceding consonant.
Derived terms
Silesian terms suffixed with -ŏk