-iukas

== Lithuanian == === Alternative forms === -ukis, -ikas === Etymology === Palatalised variant of -ùkas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ukas, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos; compare Latvian -uks, Proto-Slavic *-ъkъ. Compare Proto-Germanic *-ukaz > English -ock (hillock, bullock). === Suffix === -ùkas m (plural -ùkai) stress pattern 2 (productive) forms diminutives, usually from masculine nouns. (productive) forms nouns referring to an animal's young ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== -ėlis, -ulis -utis, -ytis -užis ==== Derived terms ==== -iukėlis