-онька

Russian

Alternative forms

• -енька (-enʹka) (used after soft consonants, the hushing consonants ш ж ч щ as well as ц)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ənʲkə]

Suffix

-онька • (-onʹka) m anim or m inan or f anim or f inan

1. suffix forming diminutive, often endearing, nouns from other nouns and adjectives

   ‎во́д(ка) (vód(ka), “vodka”) + ‎-онька (-onʹka) → ‎во́донька (vódonʹka, “vodka (diminutive)”)

Declension

Declension of -онька (bian fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	-онька -onʹka	-оньки -onʹki
genitive	-оньки -onʹki	-онек -onek
dative	-оньке -onʹke	-онькам -onʹkam
accusative animate inanimate	-оньку -onʹku	-онек -onek
		-оньки -onʹki
instrumental	-онькой, -онькою -onʹkoj, -onʹkoju	-оньками -onʹkami
prepositional	-оньке -onʹke	-оньках -onʹkax

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -онька