Meaning of -илка | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Deverbal, forming feminine instrumental or effect nouns.
   feminine, morpheme
2. Denominal, forming feminine instrumental or object nouns, probably via an intermediate (often obsolete) causative verb.
   feminine, morpheme

Examples

“храня (hranja, “to feed”) → хранилка (hranilka, “feeder, feeding trough”)”

“поя (poja, “to quench”) → поилка (poilka, “quencher, quenching trough”)”

“остря (ostrja, “to sharpen”) → острилка (ostrilka, “pencil sharpener”)”

“мътя (mǎtja, “to stir, to rumple”) → мътилка (mǎtilka, “sludge”)”

“кост (kost, “bone”) → костя (kostja, “to get rid of bones”) (obsolete) → костилка (kostilka, “pyrene”)”

“мас (mas, “ointment, liniment”) → *мазя (*mazja) → мазилка (mazilka, “coating (of wall), plaster”)”

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