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-щук

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From -сь (-sʹ) +‎ -ко (-ko) +‎ -ук (-uk)(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-щу́к (-ščúkm (variant -чу́к, feminine -щучка)

  1. added to an often diminutive stem to form a patronymic or matronymic surname
    Ukrainian Тиміш (Tymiš, Tim,Timothy (diminutive)) + ‎-щук (-ščuk) → ‎Тимощук (Tymoščuk, Tymoshchuk).
  2. forms nouns denoting someone's 'agency'
    Полісся (Polissja, Polessia) + ‎-щук (-ščuk) → ‎поліщу́к (poliščúk, Polesian)

Declension

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Coordinate terms

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  • (with regards to surname) -енко m (-enko)