-ouš

See also: ous and -ous

Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ ou̯ʃ]

Suffix

-ouš m anim (noun-forming suffix)

  1. suffix added to nouns to form terms for animals
    ‎vlk (“wolf”) + ‎-ouš → ‎vlkouš (“wolffish”)
    ‎voda (“water”) + ‎-ouš → ‎vodouš (“redshank”, a wading bird)
  2. (colloquial, expressive) a suffix forming agent nouns or nicknames, often colloquial or pejorative
    ‎starý (“old”) + ‎-ouš → ‎starouš (“'old man', husband (in a wife's speech); friend, pal (endearing)”)
    ‎teplý (“gay (informal)”) + ‎-ouš → ‎teplouš (“fairy (pejorative)”)

Derived terms
Czech terms suffixed with -ouš

Further reading
  • -ouš in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
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