-онький
Russian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- -енький (-enʹkij) — after most consonants
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-онький • (-onʹkij)
- suffix used to form diminutive adjectives from other adjectives; often the diminutive meaning is lost, or an intensifying meaning is imparted
- сухо́й (suxój, “dry”) + -онький (-onʹkij) → су́хонький (súxonʹkij, “nice and dry”)
- широ́кий (širókij, “wide”) + -онький (-onʹkij) → широ́конький (širókonʹkij, “very wide”)
Usage notes
[edit]- This suffix is used after roots ending in г, к, х to avoid palatalizing them. After other consonants, -енький (-enʹkij) is used.
- The stress is drawn onto the syllable preceding the suffix.
Declension
[edit]Declension of -онький (unknown short forms)
| masculine | neuter | feminine | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -онький -onʹkij |
-онькое -onʹkoje |
-онькая -onʹkaja |
-онькие -onʹkije | |
| genitive | -онького -onʹkovo |
-онькой -onʹkoj |
-оньких -onʹkix | ||
| dative | -онькому -onʹkomu |
-онькой -onʹkoj |
-оньким -onʹkim | ||
| accusative | animate | -онького -onʹkovo |
-онькое -onʹkoje |
-онькую -onʹkuju |
-оньких -onʹkix |
| inanimate | -онький -onʹkij |
-онькие -onʹkije | |||
| instrumental | -оньким -onʹkim |
-онькой, -онькою -onʹkoj, -onʹkoju |
-онькими -onʹkimi | ||
| prepositional | -оньком -onʹkom |
-онькой -onʹkoj |
-оньких -onʹkix | ||