-cha

See also: cha, CHA, chá, chà, chā, chả, chǎ, and -chá

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃ(j)ə/, /tʃ(j)æ/

Pronoun

-cha (clitic)

1. (informal, used only after a [t] sound) Alternative form of ya (“you”)

Usage notes

• Sometimes written as a separate word (cha).

Derived terms

• ain'tcha
• betcha
• cantcha
• dincha
• dontcha
• getcha
• gotcha
• letcha
• whatcha
• woncha, wontcha

 

Related terms

• -ja

Anagrams

• ACH, CAH, HAC, HCA, ach, cah

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Polish

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xa/

Suffix

-cha

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

   ‎gospodyni + ‎-cha → ‎gospocha

   ‎gorzałka + ‎-cha → ‎gocha

   ‎kiszka + ‎-cha → ‎kicha

   ‎kleryk + ‎-cha → ‎klecha

   ‎kmotra + ‎-cha → ‎kmocha

   ‎kreska + ‎-cha → ‎krecha

   ‎łyżka + ‎-cha → ‎łycha

   ‎misa + ‎-cha → ‎micha

   ‎pietruszka + ‎-cha → ‎pietrucha

   ‎plesz + ‎-cha → ‎plecha

   ‎wiązka + ‎-cha → ‎wiącha

   ‎wioska + ‎-cha → ‎wiocha

   ‎zagryzka + ‎-cha → ‎zagrycha

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

   ‎Krystyna + ‎-cha → ‎Krzycha

   ‎Zofia + ‎-cha → ‎Zocha

Declension

Feminine:

Declension of -cha

	singular	plural
nominative	-cha	-chy
genitive	-chy	-ch
dative	-sze	-chom
accusative	-chę	-chy
instrumental	-chą	-chami
locative	-sze	-chach
vocative	-cho	-chy

Masculine:

Declension of -cha

	singular	plural
nominative	-cha	-chy
genitive	-chy	-chów / -ch
dative	-sze	-chom
accusative	-chę	-chów / -ch
instrumental	-chą	-chami
locative	-sze	-chach
vocative	-cho	-chy

Masculine surnames:

Declension of -cha

	singular	plural
nominative	-cha	-chowie
genitive	-chy	-chów
dative	-sze	-chom
accusative	-chę	-chów
instrumental	-chą	-chami
locative	-sze	-chach
vocative	-cho	-chowie

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -cha

See also

• -ch
• -och
• -uch

References

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

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Quechua

Suffix

-cha

1. Derivational suffix. To make or become something or someone.

   apu (“chief”) → apuchay (“to honor”)

   pampa (“flat, plains”) → pampachay (“to level, to forgive”)

2. Nominal suffix, diminutive. Used to indicate a smaller size.

   allqu (“dog”) → allqucha (“puppy”)

See also

• -chá
• -chi