-ышка

Russian

Etymology

Apparently composed of the diminutive suffixes -ы́ш (-ýš) + -ка (-ka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɨʂkə]

Suffix

-ы́шка (-ýška)

  1. Diminutive suffix forming nouns from adjectives, with a colloquial character.
    коро́ткий (korótkij, short) + -ы́шка (-ýška)короты́шка (korotýška, shorty, short person)
    пусто́й (pustój, empty) + -ы́шка (-ýška)пусты́шка (pustýška, pacifier; shallow person)

Declension

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