Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-ock

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: -ock
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Forming nouns from nouns, originally with a diminutive sense.

Example Sentences

"hillock, haddock, bullock, Drillock, ballock, maddock, paddock"

Etymology

From Middle English -ock, -ok, -uk, -uck, from Old English -oc, -uc (diminutive suffix), from Proto-West Germanic *-uk, from Proto-Germanic *-ukaz (diminutive suffix). Akin to Old Saxon -ik (diminutive suffix), German -ich, Middle Low German -ken (diminutive suffix), Middle Dutch -kin, Old Norse -kr (diminutive suffix). More at -kin.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: -ock, -oc, *-uk, *-ukaz

Inflected Forms

-ick (alternative) -ik (alternative)

Phrases

-en -kin -le -ling

Frequently Paired Words

-en -kin -le -ling

Questions

What does -ock mean?: Forming nouns from nouns, originally with a diminutive sense.
Where does -ock come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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