-unek

See also: unek

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German -ung (remodeled after the diminutive -ek).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈu.nɛk/
  • Rhymes: -unɛk
  • Syllabification: u‧nek

Suffix

-unek m inan

  1. substantive suffix used when rendering or borrowing German words which end in -ung into Polish, and by extension sometimes when forming nouns from native verbs

Declension
Declension of -unek
singular plural
nominative -unek -unki
genitive -unku -unków
dative -unkowi -unkom
accusative -unek -unki
instrumental -unkiem -unkami
locative -unku -unkach
vocative -unku -unki

Derived terms
Polish terms suffixed with -unek

Descendants
  • → Ukrainian: -у́нок (-únok)

Further reading
  • -unek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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