־קע
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Yiddish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a Slavic source; compare Russian -ка (-ka). May have also merged with a Germanic diminutive, compare German -ken and Dutch -ke.
Suffix[edit]
־קע • (-ke) f
- Forms feminine derivatives of animate nouns.
- Synonym: ־ין (-in)
- Irregularly forms diminutives of nouns, often accompanied by stem change or addition to the stem.
- Synonym: ־ל (-l)