-юшка

Russian

Pronunciation

  • -юшка: IPA(key): [ʲʊʂkə]
  • -ю́шка: IPA(key): [ˈʲuʂkə]

Suffix

-юшка or -ю́шка • (-juška or -júška)

  1. Alternative form of -ушка (-uška)
    ‎ба́тя (bátja, “dad”) + ‎-юшка (-juška) → ‎ба́тюшка (bátjuška, “father (addressed to a priest); dear friend, old boy (respectful and affectionate term of address)”)
    ‎зверь (zverʹ, “animal”) + ‎-ю́шка (-júška) → ‎зверю́шка (zverjúška, “small animal”)

Usage notes

  • This suffix has the same properties as -ушка (-uška) but is used in its place after paired palatalized consonants.

Declension

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -юшка
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