-че

See also: че, чэ, чё, ће, and Appendix:Variations of "ce"

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃɛ]
  • The stress usually remains on the root word that is suffixed, i.e. the suffix does not cause the stress of the word to move; however, there are exceptions.

Suffix

-че • (-čen

  1. Appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually to form a diminutive or as an expression of endearment.
    а́нгел m (ángel) + ‎-че (-če) → ‎а́нгелче n (ángelče)
    моли́в m (molív) + ‎-че (-če) → ‎моли́вче n (molívče)
    слон m (slon) + ‎-че (-če) → ‎сло́нче n (slónče)
    жа́ба f (žába) + ‎-че (-če) → ‎жа́бче n (žábče)
    крак f (krak) + ‎-че (-če) → ‎краче́ n (kračé)
    чора́п m (čoráp) + ‎-че (-če) → ‎чора́пче n (čorápče)
    чорба́р m (čorbár) + ‎-че (-če) → ‎чорба́рче n (čorbárče)
    педера́ст m (pederást) + ‎-че (-če) → ‎педера́стче n (pederástče)

Derived terms

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃɛ]

Suffix

-че • (-čen

  1. Appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually to form a diminutive or as an expression of endearment.
    ангел m (angel) + ‎-че (-če) → ‎ангелче n (angelče)
    молив m (moliv) + ‎-че (-če) → ‎моливче n (molivče)
    слон m (slon) + ‎-че (-če) → ‎слонче n (slonče)
    жаба f (žaba) + ‎-че (-če) → ‎жапче n (žapče)
    жена f (žena) + ‎-че (-če) → ‎женче n (ženče)
    крава f (krava) + ‎-че (-če) → ‎кравче n (kravče)

Derived terms

Macedonian terms suffixed with -че

Serbo-Croatian

Suffix

-че (Latin spelling -če)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually denoting a young child or a young animal.

Ukrainian

Etymology 1

See -ше (-še)

Suffix

-че • (-če)

  1. alternative form of -ше (-še)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Suffix

-че • (-čen sg

  1. vocative singular of -це (-ce)
Ukrainian terms suffixed with -че