Template:U:hu:dimin-cska

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  • (diminutive suffix) Variants:
    -cska is added to back-vowel words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-.
    falu (village) + ‎-cska → ‎falucska (hamlet, a small village)
    Anna (Ann) + ‎-cska → ‎Annácska (little Ann)
    -cske is added to front-vowel words ending in a vowel. Final -e changes to -é-.
    szellő (breeze) + ‎-cske → ‎szellőcske (a tiny breeze)
    mese (tale, fable) + ‎-cske → ‎mesécske (a small fable)
    -ocska is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant
    hullám (wave) + ‎-ocska → ‎hullámocska (wavelet)
    szobor (statue) + ‎-ocska → ‎szobrocska (statuette)
    -acska is added to other back-vowel words ending in a consonant
    nyúl (rabbit) + ‎-acska → ‎nyulacska (bunny)
    piros (red) + ‎-acska → ‎pirosacska (slightly red)
    -ecske is added to unrounded (and some rounded) front-vowel words ending in a consonant
    csepp (drop) + ‎-ecske → ‎cseppecske (droplet)
    könyv (book) + ‎-ecske → ‎könyvecske (little book, booklet)
    -öcske is added to most rounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant
    kör (circle) + ‎-öcske → ‎köröcske (circlet, a small circle)