-ука

See also: Appendix:Variations of "uka" and ука

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Etymology tree
Proto-Slavic *-ukъ
Ukrainian -ук (-uk)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Balto-Slavic *-āˀ
Proto-Slavic *-a
Ukrainian -а (-a)
Ukrainian -ука

    From -ук (-uk) + -а (-a).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ ˈukɐ]

    Suffix

    -у́ка • (-úka) m anim or f anim by sense (variant -ака or -яка)

    1. (added to root-stem terms) a being/thing with a given characteristic; often of a colloquial nature: -er
      ‎змія́ (zmijá) + ‎-ука (-uka) → ‎змію́ка (zmijúka)

    Suffix

    -у́ка • (-úka) f inan (variant -ака or -яка)

    1. suffix forming augmentative nouns of various meanings

    Declension

    Declension of -у́ка
    (pers/inan hard fem-form accent-a)
    singular plural
    nominative -у́ка
    -úka     		-у́ки
    -úky
    genitive -у́ки
    -úky     		-у́к
    -úk
    dative -у́ці
    -úci     		-у́кам
    -úkam
    accusative -у́ку
    -úku     		-у́к, -у́ки
    -úk, -úky
    instrumental -у́кою
    -úkoju     		-у́ками
    -úkamy
    locative -у́ці
    -úci     		-у́ках
    -úkax
    vocative -у́ко
    -úko     		-у́ки
    -úky

    Derived terms

    Ukrainian terms suffixed with -ука
    зміюка

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ ʊˈka]

    Suffix

    -ука́ • (-uká) m

    1. genitive/accusative singular of -ук (-uk)

    References

    • “ук”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection]‎[1]
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