-uch
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Polish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-uxъ.
Suffix
[edit]-uch
- used with a verb to form a masculine noun that is derogatory or augmentative
- lizać + -uch → lizuch
- pieścić + -uch → pieściuch
- pleść + -uch → pleciuch
- śmierdzieć + -uch → śmierdziuch
- used with an adjective to form a masculine noun that is derogatory or augmentative
- used with a noun to form a masculine noun that is derogatory or augmentative
- used with a participle to form a masculine noun that is derogatory or augmentative
Etymology 2
[edit]From ucho (“ear”).
Suffix
[edit]-uch
- used to form animal names
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Stankiewicz, Edward (1986) The Slavic Languages: Unity in Diversity[1], pages 259-263
Further reading
[edit]- -uch in Polish dictionaries at PWN