-енка

Serbo-Croatian

Suffix

-енка (Latin spelling -enka)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, denoting a part, profession, feature, membership, origin, social status, complexion, proper name, abstract noun or animal's name.

See also

Ukrainian

Etymology 1

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *-(e-)nós
Proto-Slavic *-ěnъ
Ukrainian -ен (-en)
Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂der.
Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ
Proto-Slavic *-ъka
Ukrainian -ка (-ka)
Ukrainian -енка

    Rebracketing of -ка (-ka). Cognate with Czech -enka.

    Suffix

    -енка • (-enka) f pers (masculine -енець, variant -анка or -ійка or -инка or -ка)

    1. female equivalent of -енець (-enecʹ)
    2. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, denoting a part, profession, feature, membership, origin, social status, complexion, proper name, abstract noun or animal's name.
      ‎француз (francuz) + ‎-енка (-enka) → ‎француженка (francuženka)
    Declension
    Declension of -́енка
    (pers hard fem-form accent-a reduc)
    singular plural
    nominative -́енка
    -́enka     		-́енки
    -́enky
    genitive -́енки
    -́enky     		-́енок
    -́enok
    dative -́енці
    -́enci     		-́енкам
    -́enkam
    accusative -́енку
    -́enku     		-́енок
    -́enok
    instrumental -́енкою
    -́enkoju     		-́енками
    -́enkamy
    locative -́енці
    -́enci     		-́енках
    -́enkax
    vocative -́енко
    -́enko     		-́енки
    -́enky

    Etymology 2

    Etymology tree
    Ukrainian -ений (-enyj)
    Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂der.
    Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ
    Proto-Slavic *-ъka
    Ukrainian -ка (-ka)
    Ukrainian -енка

      From -ений (-enyj) + -ка (-ka). Cognate Czech and Polish -enka.

      Suffix

      -е́нка • (-énka) f inan (variant -янка or -анка)

      1. (forming feminine nouns) -ness, -ing
        борозенка ― borozenka ― furrow
      Declension
      Declension of -е́нка
      (inan hard fem-form accent-a reduc)
      singular plural
      nominative -е́нка
      -énka       		-е́нки
      -énky
      genitive -е́нки
      -énky       		-е́нок
      -énok
      dative -е́нці
      -énci       		-е́нкам
      -énkam
      accusative -е́нку
      -énku       		-е́нки
      -énky
      instrumental -е́нкою
      -énkoju       		-е́нками
      -énkamy
      locative -е́нці
      -énci       		-е́нках
      -énkax
      vocative -е́нко
      -énko       		-е́нки
      -énky
      Derived terms
      Ukrainian terms suffixed with -енка
      біженка
      борозенка
      переселенка
      улюбленка
      француженка
      чеченка

      Etymology 3

      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Suffix

      -енка • (-enka) m (variant -єнка)

      1. inflection of -енко (-enko):
        1. genitive/accusative singular
        2. nominative/vocative plural

      References

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