-oc

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Suffix[edit]

-oc m

  1. noun suffix used to form descriptive names from adjectives
    rudduc ‎(“ruddock, robin, (lit. "little red one")”)
  2. diminutive suffix
    bealluc ‎(“testiculi, (lit. "little balls")”)
    bulluc ‎(“male calf, bullock”)
    buttuc ‎(“end, buttock; piece of land”)

Descendants[edit]

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