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-юк

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ю́к (-júkm (variant -у́к, feminine -ю́чка)

  1. Added to a stem to form a patronymic or matronymic surname
    Ukrainian Гаврило (Havrylo, Gabriel) + ‎-юк (-juk) → ‎Гаврилюк (Havryljuk).
  2. forms nouns denoting someone's 'diminutive agency'
    село (selo, vallage) + ‎-юк (-juk) → ‎селюк (seljuk, villager (colloquial))

Declension

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Coordinate terms

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