-нка
Ukrainian
Etymology
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From Proto-Slavic *-nъ + Ukrainian -ка (-ka). Later extracted out as its own suffix. Cognate with Bulgarian -нка (-nka). Compare Finnish -nka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ nka]
Suffix
-нка • (-nka) f
- Unproductive deadjectival and denominal suffix used to form feminine nouns
- лука́вий (lukávyj, “sly”) + -нка (-nka) → лука́винка (lukávynka, “hint of cunningness”)
- соки́ра (sokýra, “axe”) + -нка (-nka) → сокиря́нка (sokyrjánka, “pickax, pickaxe, hack”)
- ву́ха (vúxa, “ears”) + -нка (-nka) → вуша́нка (vušánka, “ushanka, with earflaps”)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -́нка -́nka |
-́нки -́nky |
| genitive | -нки́ -nký |
-́нок -́nok |
| dative | -нці́ -ncí |
-нка́м -nkám |
| accusative | -нку́ -nkú |
-́нки, -́нок -́nky, -́nok |
| instrumental | -нко́ю -nkóju |
-нка́ми -nkámy |
| locative | -нці́ -ncí |
-нка́х -nkáx |
| vocative | -нко́ -nkó |
-́нки -́nky |