-oc

Old English

Alternative forms

• -uc

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-ukaz. Akin to Old Saxon -ik-, Middle Low German -ken, Middle Dutch -kin. More at -kin

Suffix

-oc m

1. noun suffix used to form descriptive names from adjectives

   rudduc (“ruddock, robin, (lit. "little red one")”)

2. diminuitive suffix

   bealluc (“testiculi, (lit. "little balls")”)

   bulluc (“male calf, bullock”)

   buttuc (“end, buttock; piece of land”)

Descendants

• English -ock
• Scots -ock, -ockie