-енко

Ukrainian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ ˈɛnkɔ]

Suffix

-е́нко • (-énko) m

  1. Added to a stem to form a patronymic or matronymic surname
  2. 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)

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