-ch

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ch"

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-xъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /x/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /x/

Suffix

-ch

1. attached to truncated stems of masculine given names to form nicknames

   ‎Bolesław ‎-ch → ‎Bolech

   ‎Jan ‎-ch → ‎Jach

   ‎Miłosław ‎-ch → ‎Miłoch

   ‎Miłosław ‎-ch → ‎Mich

   ‎Mirosław ‎-ch → ‎Mich

   ‎Paweł ‎-ch → ‎Pach

   ‎Radosław ‎-ch → ‎Radoch

   ‎Wacław ‎-ch → ‎Wach

2. attached to truncated stems of common nouns

Descendants

• Polish: -ch, -ich
• Silesian: -ch

References

• Stankiewicz, Edward (1986) The Slavic Languages: Unity in Diversity‎^[1], pages 259-263

Polish

Alternative forms

• -ich

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish -ch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /x/
• Syllabification: ch

Suffix

-ch

1. attached to truncated stems of common nouns to form masculine, often augmentative or derogatory, nouns

   ‎brat ‎-ch → ‎brach

   ‎gamrat ‎-ch → ‎gach

   ‎kmotr ‎-ch → ‎kmoch

   ‎Moskal ‎-ch → ‎moch

   ‎piasek ‎-ch → ‎piach

   ‎stryj ‎-ch → ‎strych

2. attached to truncated stems of masculine given names to form nicknames

   ‎Stanisław ‎-ch → ‎Stach

   ‎Zdzisław ‎-ch → ‎Zdzich

   ‎Zbigniew ‎-ch → ‎Zbych

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -ch

See also

• -cha
• -och
• -uch

References

• Stankiewicz, Edward (1986) The Slavic Languages: Unity in Diversity‎^[2], pages 259-263

Tlingit

Suffix

-ch

1. Used to form the ergative case.

   Ax̱ tláach ax̱ éesh asix̱án

   My mother loves my father.

2. Marks the habitual aspect.

Unami

Suffix

-ch

1. Suffix to indicate something relates to the future.

   lapi (“again”) ‎ -ch (future marker).