-енька

Russian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʲɪnʲkə]

Suffix

-енька • (-enʹka) m anim or m inan or f anim or f inan

  1. alternative form of -онька (-onʹka) (used after soft consonants, the hushing consonants ш ж ч щ as well as ц): suffix forming diminutive, often endearing, nouns from other nouns and adjectives
    ‎бог (box, “god”) + ‎-енька (-enʹka) → ‎бо́женька (bóženʹka, “god (endearing form)”)
    ‎тётя (tjótja, “aunt”) + ‎-енька (-enʹka) → ‎тётенька (tjótenʹka, “auntie (endearing form)”)

Declension
Declension of -енька (bian fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 
singular plural
nominative -енька
-enʹka		 -еньки
-enʹki
genitive -еньки
-enʹki		 -енек
-enek
dative -еньке
-enʹke		 -енькам
-enʹkam
accusative animate

inanimate		 -еньку
-enʹku		 -енек
-enek
-еньки
-enʹki
instrumental -енькой, -енькою
-enʹkoj, -enʹkoju		 -еньками
-enʹkami
prepositional -еньке
-enʹke		 -еньках
-enʹkax

Derived terms
Russian terms suffixed with -енька
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