-еча

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

• -не́ча (-néča)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-eťa. Related to Serbo-Croatian -оћа.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛt͡ʃɐ]

Suffix

-еча • (-eča)

1. Deadjectival suffix used to form abstract nouns

   ‎поро́жній (poróžnij, “empty”) + ‎-еча (-eča) → ‎порожне́ча (porožnéča, “emptiness, void, cavity”)

   ‎голо́дний (holódnyj, “hungry”) + ‎-еча (-eča) → ‎голодне́ча (holodnéča, “hunger”)

2. Deadjectival suffix used to form collective nouns

   ‎мали́й (malýj, “little”) + ‎-еча (-eča) → ‎мале́ча (maléča, “kids, little ones”)

   ‎молоди́й (molodýj, “young”) + ‎-неча (-neča) → ‎молодне́ча (molodnéča, “youth, youngsters”)

3. Denominal suffix used to form augmentative nouns, often added to augmentative nouns with no difference in meaning

   ‎си́ла (sýla, “strength”) + ‎-еча (-eča) → ‎силе́ча (syléča, “great strength”)

   ‎стукотня́ (stukotnjá, “loud and prolonged knocking/banging”) + ‎-еча (-eča) → ‎стукотне́ча (stukotnéča)

   ‎тріскотня́ (triskotnjá, “loud and prolonged crackling”) + ‎-еча (-eča) → ‎тріскотне́ча (triskotnéča)

Derived terms

Ukrainian terms suffixed with -еча