-uch
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ux/
- Rhymes: -ux
- Syllabification: uch
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-uxъ.
Suffix
-uch
- used with a verb to form a masculine noun that is derogatory or augmentative
- lizać + -uch → lizuch
- pieścić + -uch → pieściuch
- pleść + -uch → pleciuch
- śmierdzieć + -uch → śmierdziuch
- used with an adjective to form a masculine noun that is derogatory or augmentative
- used with a noun to form a masculine noun that is derogatory or augmentative
- used with a participle to form a masculine noun that is derogatory or augmentative
Etymology 2
From Polish ucho (“ear”).
Suffix
-uch
- used to form animal names
Derived terms
Polish terms suffixed with -uch
Further reading
- -uch in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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