-ек

See also: ек and Appendix:Variations of "ek"

Russian

Etymology

Regular phonological variant of -ок (-ok) after unpaired palatal or originally palatal sounds.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʲɪk]

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Suffix

-ек • (-ek)

1. Alternative form of -ок (-ok) (after the unpaired sibilants ш ж ч щ ц and unpaired palatal й)

   ‎чаёк (čajók, “tea”) + ‎-ек (-ek) → ‎чаёчек (čajóček, “tea”)

Usage notes

• Properties are the same as for -ок (-ok) except that velars are palatalised.

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -ек

Related terms

• -ечка (-ečka)

Serbo-Croatian

Suffix

-ек (Latin spelling -ek)

1. Suffix appended to the present stem of verbs or nouns to form an adjective denoting a feature or a dimension.
   • Proto-Slavic *dalь + -ек → далек (“far”).

See also

• -ак
• -ок

Suffix

-ек (Latin spelling -ek)

1. (Kajkavian) Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a performer, feature, human relation, result of an action, object, diminutive or a proper name.