-онка

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈonkə]

Suffix

-о́нка • (-ónka) f inan or f anim

  1. Alternative form of -ёнка (-jónka) (particularly after hushing consonants, including those caused by the Slavic first palatalization)
    ‎мужи́к (mužík, “man”) (usually pejorative) + ‎-о́нка (-ónka) → ‎мужичо́нка (mužičónka, “unimportant little man”) (pejorative)
    ‎соба́ка (sobáka, “dog”) + ‎-о́нка (-ónka) → ‎собачо́нка (sobačónka, “nasty little dog, stray dog”) (pejorative)
    ‎нога́ (nogá, “leg”) + ‎-о́нка (-ónka) → ‎ножо́нка (nožónka, “nasty leg”) (pejorative)
    ‎одёжа (odjóža, “clothing”) (colloquial, dated) + ‎-о́нка (-ónka) → ‎одежо́нка (odežónka, “nasty clothing”) (pejorative)

Declension

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -онка
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