-ŏk

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ok"

Silesian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-āˀkas

Proto-Slavic *-akъ

Old Polish -ak

Silesian -ŏk

Inherited from Old Polish -ak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (non-Western) /ɔk/, (Western Silesian) /ɔwk/, (Głogówek) /ɛwk/
• Rhymes: -ɔk, -ɔwk, -ɛwk
• Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Suffix

-ŏk m

1. used to form demonyms

   ‎Ślōnsk + ‎-ŏk → ‎ślōnzŏk

   ‎Katowicy + ‎-ŏk → ‎katowiczŏk

   ‎krziż + ‎-ŏk → ‎krziżŏk

   ‎pole + ‎-ŏk → ‎polŏk

2. used to form various nouns

   ‎żeleźny + ‎-ŏk → ‎żeleźniŏk

   ‎lizać + ‎-ŏk → ‎lizŏk

   ‎krupny + ‎-ŏk → ‎krupniŏk

   ‎parzić + ‎-ŏk → ‎parzŏk

3. used to naturalise foreign borrowings

   ‎German Hase + ‎-ŏk → ‎hazŏk

   ‎German Kiesel + ‎-ŏk → ‎kizlŏk

   ‎German Bunzlau + ‎-ŏk → ‎bōnclŏk

Usage notes

This suffix usually softens the preceding consonant, causing an i to be added.

Derived terms

Silesian terms suffixed with -ŏk

bōnclŏk

chrostŏk

guniŏk

hasiŏk

hazŏk

kizlŏk

krojcŏk

pniŏk

sztajfniŏk

tustelŏk

Ślōnzŏk