-ush

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-ush

1. diminutive suffix

Compare Romanian -uș, Albanian -ush.

• IPA^(key): /uʃ/

-ush m (plural -ush)

1. diminutive suffix

   Synonym: -uts

   ‎cãtsãl (“small dog”) + ‎-ush → ‎cãtsãlush (“very small dog”)

   ‎birbec (“ram”) + ‎-ush → ‎birbicush (“young ram”)

   ‎picurar (“shepherd”) + ‎-ush → ‎picurãrush (“small shepherd”)

-ush

1. diminutive suffix