-енко
Ukrainian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ ˈɛnkɔ]
Suffix
-е́нко • (-énko) m
- Added to a stem to form a patronymic or matronymic surname
- forms nouns denoting someone's son
- війт (vijt) + -е́нко (-énko) → війте́нко (vijténko)
- дяк (djak) + -е́нко (-énko) → дяче́нко (djačénko, “deacon's son”)
- кова́ль (koválʹ) + -е́нко (-énko) → ковале́нко (kovalénko, “smith's son”)
- князь (knjazʹ) + -е́нко (-énko) → князе́нко (knjazénko, “prince, king's son”)
- швець (švecʹ) + -е́нко (-énko) → шевче́нко (ševčénko, “cobbler's son”)
Coordinate terms
- (with regards to gender) -і́вна f (-ívna)
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