-che

Etymology
From, from , a double diminutive, from +.

Usage notes

 * All diminutive nouns are normally neuter (as in German). However, some dialects may treat diminutives according to the gender of the basic noun (as in Luxembourgish).
 * Nouns whose stem ends in a back consonant, namely -ch, -g, -k, -ng, or -sch, mostly use the extended suffix : → . In Ripuarian, an etymological distinction is usually followed, according to which the extended suffix follows only original back consonants but not ones that derive from Old High German (OHG) alveolars; hence:  from OHG  →  (not );  from OHG  →  (not ). There is a certain degree of variation in both directions.
 * After -f, -s, -ß, -v, and -sch (if applicable), the suffix becomes  in Ripuarian, but not in Moselle Franconian; hence:  → Ripuarian, Moselle Franconian.

Usage notes

 * The principal allomorph -che can also prepend an epenthetic i when is attached to a noun ending with two consonants.
 * After m, o and ô the allomorph -que is used.
 * In addition to the above, there is also a rare allomorph -e which normally (but not always) applies to nouns already derived via a suffix.

Etymology
From, from , a double diminutive, from +. Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Suffix

 * 1)  -let, -ling, -kin