-онка

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈonkə]

Suffix

-о́нка • (-ónka) f inan or f anim

1. Alternative form of -ёнка (-jónka) (particularly after hushing consonants, including those caused by the Slavic first palatalization)

   ‎мужи́к (mužík, “man”) (usually pejorative) + ‎-о́нка (-ónka) → ‎мужичо́нка (mužičónka, “unimportant little man”) (pejorative)

   ‎соба́ка (sobáka, “dog”) + ‎-о́нка (-ónka) → ‎собачо́нка (sobačónka, “nasty little dog, stray dog”) (pejorative)

   ‎нога́ (nogá, “leg”) + ‎-о́нка (-ónka) → ‎ножо́нка (nožónka, “nasty leg”) (pejorative)

   ‎одёжа (odjóža, “clothing”) (colloquial, dated) + ‎-о́нка (-ónka) → ‎одежо́нка (odežónka, “nasty clothing”) (pejorative)

Declension

Declension of -о́нка (bian fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 

		singular	plural
nominative		-о́нка -ónka	-о́нки -ónki
genitive		-о́нки -ónki	-о́нок -ónok
dative		-о́нке -ónke	-о́нкам -ónkam
accusative	animate	-о́нку -ónku	-о́нок -ónok
	inanimate		-о́нки -ónki
instrumental		-о́нкой, -о́нкою -ónkoj, -ónkoju	-о́нками -ónkami
prepositional		-о́нке -ónke	-о́нках -ónkax

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -онка