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Czech diminutive suffix[edit]
The etymology section of the English entry for háček has noted its eventual derivation from the Czech hák (“hook”) + -ek since August 2008; however, Dan Polansky doubts that "the formation of diminutives in Czech is best described as suffixing". Nonetheless, he gave this list of diminutives:
- kruh → kroužek
- pruh → proužek
- samec → sameček
- dům → domek, domeček
- strom → stromek, stromeček
- chlap → chlapec → chlapeček
- zvon → zvonec → zvoneček
- čepec → čepeček
- hrob → hrobeček
- kopec → kopeček
- dar → dárek → dáreček
- myslivec → mysliveček
- trávník → trávníček
- kůň → koník → koníček
- Vašek → Vašík → Vašíček
They may serve as a basis for someone to research the formation of Czech diminutives somewhen in the future. If it is concluded as a result that the formation of Czech diminutives is not best described as suffixation, the entry for háček can be updated accordingly. — Raifʻhār Doremítzwr ~ (U · T · C) ~ 21:51, 6 February 2012 (UTC)