-ucha

See also: ucha and uchá

Old Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *-uxъ

Old Polish -uch

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-āˀ

Proto-Slavic *-a

Old Polish -a

Old Polish -ucha

From -uch + -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /uxa/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /uxa/

Suffix

-ucha f

1. forms nouns

Derived terms

Old Polish terms suffixed with -ucha

-uszka

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *-uxъ

Old Polish -uch

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-āˀ

Proto-Slavic *-a

Old Polish -a

Old Polish -ucha

Polish -ucha

Inherited from Old Polish -ucha. By surface analysis, -uch +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.xa/
• Rhymes: -uxa
• Syllabification: -u‧cha

Suffix

-ucha f

1. forms nouns, usually augmentative in nature; may be of either gender, though typically feminine

   ‎polatać + ‎-ucha → ‎polatucha

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -ucha

berbelucha

białucha

bździucha

ciemieniucha

ciotucha

dziewucha

grzebielucha

-uszka

kaczucha

kociołucha

Koprucha

kostucha

Kostucha

Łanucha

młoducha

Parucha

parucha

Pastucha

petrucha

piluchny

pogaducha

polatucha

prażucha

ropucha

rozpierducha

siaducha

siwucha

starucha

ślepucha

świekrucha

świniucha

trzebucha

warzucha

złotucha

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ʃɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ʃɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ʃa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ʃɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ʃɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈu.t͡ʃɐ/

• Hyphenation: -u‧cha

Suffix

-ucha f (noun-forming suffix, plural -uchas)

1. alternative form of -ucho

   ‎casa + ‎-ucha → ‎casucha

Further reading

• “-ucha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈut͡ʃa/ [ˈu.t͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -utʃa
• Syllabification: -u‧cha

Suffix

-ucha f (noun-forming suffix, plural -uchas)

1. alternative form of -ucho

Usage notes

• Used especially after feminine nouns. Compare -ucho.

Further reading

• “-ucho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025