-ышка

Russian

Etymology

Apparently composed of the diminutive suffixes -ы́ш (-ýš) +‎ -ка (-ka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɨʂkə]

Suffix

-ы́шка • (-ýška)

  1. Diminutive suffix forming nouns from adjectives, with a colloquial character.
    ‎коро́ткий (korótkij, “short”) + ‎-ы́шка (-ýška) → ‎короты́шка (korotýška, “shorty, short person”)
    ‎пусто́й (pustój, “empty”) + ‎-ы́шка (-ýška) → ‎пусты́шка (pustýška, “pacifier; shallow person”)

Declension

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