-iukas
Lithuanian
Alternative forms
- -ukis
- -ikas
Etymology
Palatalised variant of -ùkas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ukos; compare Latvian -uks, Proto-Slavic *-ъkъ. Compare Proto-Germanic *-ukaz > English -ock (hillock, bullock).
Suffix
-ùkas m (plural -ùkai) stress pattern 2
- (productive) forms diminutives, usually from masculine nouns.
- (productive) forms nouns referring to an animal's young
Declension
declension of -iukas
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | -iùkas | -iùkai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | -iùko | -iùkų |
| dative (naudininkas) | -iùkui | -iùkams |
| accusative (galininkas) | -iùką | -iukùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | -iukù | -iùkais |
| locative (vietininkas) | -iukè | -iùkuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | -iùke | -iùkai |
Synonyms
- -ėlis, -ulis
- -utis, -ytis
- -užis
Derived terms
- -iukėlis
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