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POLISH NOMINAL SUFFIXES?


Polonius3  980 | 12275  
9 Dec 2008 /  #1
Prefixes, their form and meaning are fairly well-known, but what about noun suffixes? Is there anywhere on the web that lists such Polish suffixes as:

-ol, -ula, -uda, -ga, -uta, etc., their general meaning and gives some examples of each.
Some are well-known such as -acz, -arz and -ak designating occuaptions (siłacz, aptekarz, strażak), and -isko (augmenttive), but the others are less well known. Any comments?
Marek  4 | 867  
17 Dec 2008 /  #2
'-oł' such as "koscioł" (church), "anioł" (angel), seem to convey a concept more than anything else. As for the rest, frankly, I'm stumped myself -:( LOL
osiol  55 | 3921  
17 Dec 2008 /  #3
Do all words ending -cja originate from the French -sion/-tion ending?

'-oł' such as "koscioł" (church), "anioł" (angel), seem to convey a concept more than anything else.

Osioł is glad to be in good company, although humility should naturally prevent me from such boastfulness. There's often room for a donkey in a good nativity scene.
Marek  4 | 867  
17 Dec 2008 /  #4
TOUCHE, baby!! nice one. Not as much of an ass as one might think, HA!!
Only joking.

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