-ch

Old Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic.

Suffix

-ch

1. Attached to truncated stems of masculine given names to form nicknames.

   ‎Bolesław + ‎-ch → ‎Bolech

   ‎Jan + ‎-ch → ‎Jach

   ‎Miłosław + ‎-ch → ‎Miłoch

   ‎Miłosław + ‎-ch → ‎Mich

   ‎Mirosław + ‎-ch → ‎Mich

   ‎Paweł + ‎-ch → ‎Pach

   ‎Radosław + ‎-ch → ‎Radoch

   ‎Wacław + ‎-ch → ‎Wach

2. Attached to truncated stems of common nouns.

References

• Stankiewicz, Edward (1986) The Slavic Languages: Unity in Diversity‎^[1], pages 259-263

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Polish

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /x/

Suffix

-ch

1. Attached to truncated stems of common nouns to form masculine, often augmentative or derogatory, nouns.

   ‎brat + ‎-ch → ‎brach

   ‎gamrat + ‎-ch → ‎gach

   ‎kmotr + ‎-ch → ‎kmoch

   ‎moskal + ‎-ch → ‎moch

   ‎piasek + ‎-ch → ‎piach

   ‎stryj + ‎-ch → ‎strych

2. Attached to truncated stems of masculine given names to form nicknames.

   ‎Stanisław + ‎-ch → ‎Stach

   ‎Zdzisław + ‎-ch → ‎Zdzich

   ‎Zbigniew + ‎-ch → ‎Zbych

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -ch

See also

• -cha
• -och
• -uch

References

• Stankiewicz, Edward (1986) The Slavic Languages: Unity in Diversity‎^[2], pages 259-263