-чка

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ьka. May be related to -очка (-očka).

Suffix

-чка • (-čka)

  1. Suffix added to stems to create a feminine noun, to make something more diminutive, affectionate, or pejorative.
    ‎потому́ (potomú, “because”) + ‎-чка (-čka) → ‎потому́чка (potomúčka, “a person who answers questions”)

Declension

Declension of -чка (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 
singular plural
nominative -чка
-čka 		-чки
-čki
genitive -чки
-čki 		-чек
-ček
dative -чке
-čke 		-чкам
-čkam
accusative -чку
-čku 		-чки
-čki
instrumental -чкой, -чкою
-čkoj, -čkoju 		-чками
-čkami
prepositional -чке
-čke 		-чках
-čkax

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -чка
потомучка
почемучка
прачка
умничка

Ukrainian

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Suffix

-чка • (-čka) n

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