Info on Polish Diminutives

Here is some info on diminutives:

masculine diminuitives end in -ek, szek, -eczek, -ik, -yk, czyk

Kot-kotek cat-kitten
Brat-braciszek brother, little brother
Worek-woreczek sack (little _)
Kon-konik horse-pony
Chłopiec-chłopczyk boy-little boy
Kosz-koszyk basket-(litte _)

Feminine endings -ka, -ska, -eczka, -uchna, -usia

Głowa-głowka head
Mucha-muszka fly
Córka-córeczka daughter
Córka-córuchna
Mama-masusia Mom-mommie

Neutral endings -ko, -sko, (e)czko, -atko

drzewo-drzewko tree
Serce-serduszko heart
Oko-oczko eye
Dziecię-dzieczątko child

The opposite of a diminuitive (rarely used) often confers a pejorative meaning
End in -isko, -ysko, czysko, ina, yan, -ak

Pies-psisko dog-big dog
Biedak-biedaczysko poor man
Pies-psiak dog-cur

Those are pretty good !!!:)

I've also contributed a brief grammar lesson.....
grammar thread :)

sweet are you even polish? sorry i know this sounds stupid but i'm just wondering because i never found this out?

Sorry for the stupid question, but what is a diminutive?

A shortened version of a word to make it "cute".......
or a naked butt monkey....your pick!

FISH, I'm impressed. Too bad you're not single. :)

Merged: Polish Name diminutives

I was wondering if you have a diminutive for the name "Justyna" in Poland? I know that Tomasz = Tomek and Katarzyna = Kasia for example. :-)

Justysia.

Justyska, Justynka

Dziekuje!

Could someone tell me a common diminutive form of Anna? How would you write (on an envelope) "A Present for Anna(diminutive)"? Thanks!

In polish language there are a lot of dimnutive forms of Anna:
Ania, Anka, Aneczka, Anulka, Andzia.
Ania is the most popular and nice.
"A Present for Anna(diminutive)" - A Present for Ania
You can write in polish:
"Prezent dla Ani" or simple "Dla Ani"
Good luck!

Anuśka ; )