-uc

See also: UC, uC, Uc, u/c, Úc, ức, ực, uç, and üç

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -ūcus.

Suffix

-uc (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -uga, masculine plural -ucs, feminine plural -ugues)

1. forms some adjectives from nouns

   ‎feix (“bundle”) + ‎-uc → ‎feixuc (“heavy”)

   ‎malastre (“disaster”) + ‎-uc → ‎malastruc (“jinxed”)

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-uk, from Proto-Germanic *-ukaz (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uk/

Suffix

-uc m

1. Alternative form of -oc