-oc

See also: Appendix:Variations of "oc"

Old English

Alternative forms

• -uc, -ic, -ec, -ac

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-uk, *-ik, 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 (literally, “little red one”)

2. diminutive suffix

   bealluc ― testicle (literally, “little ball”)

   bulluc ― male calf, bullock

   buttuc ― end, buttock; piece of land

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	-uc	-ucas
accusative	-uc	-ucas
genitive	-uces	-uca
dative	-uce	-ucum

Derived terms

Old English terms suffixed with -oc

-ca

bealluc

bulluc

carc

cranoc

healoc

holoc

puduc

rudduc

tættec

Descendants

• Middle English: -ok, -oc, -ock, -oq, -og, -uc, -uk, -uck, -ek, -ak, -ke, -k (rare), -ek
  • English: -ock, -ick, -ik (dialectal)
  • Scots: -ock, -ockie
  • Yola: -ok, -ock, -uck, -ick

Slovincian

Alternative forms

• -êc

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ḗˀtei

Proto-Slavic *-ěti

Slovincian -oc

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ěti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔt͡s/

Suffix

-oc

1. forms intransitive verbs from adjectives meaning "to become"

   ‎babjy + ‎-oc → ‎babjoc

Derived terms

Slovincian terms suffixed with -oc

babjoc