-uc

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See also: UC, uC, Uc, u/c, Úc, ức, ực, , and üç

Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin -ūcus.

Suffix

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-uc (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -uga, masculine plural -ucs, feminine plural -ugues)

  1. forms some adjectives from nouns
    feix (bundle) + ‎-uc → ‎feixuc (heavy)
    malastre (disaster) + ‎-uc → ‎malastruc (jinxed)

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *-uk, from Proto-Germanic *-ukaz (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-uc m

  1. Alternative form of -oc