-elchen

Etymology
A lengthened variant of. Possibly a blend of -chen and one of the southern diminutive suffixes containing -l- (see ).

Suffix

 * 1)  used to make diminutives of nouns with a stem ending in -ch, and a few with a stem ending in -g.
 * 2)  used to make diminutives of words with other final sounds, particularly -k and -ng.
 * 1)  used to make diminutives of words with other final sounds, particularly -k and -ng.
 * 1)  used to make diminutives of words with other final sounds, particularly -k and -ng.