-oc

See also: Appendix:Variations of "oc"

Old English

Alternative forms

• -uc

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ok/

Suffix

-oc m

1. noun suffix used to form descriptive names from adjectives

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

2. diminutive suffix

   bealluc (“testicle, (lit. "little ball")”)

   bulluc (“male calf, bullock”)

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

Descendants

• English: -ock
• Scots: -ock, -ockie