What are the most common patterns for creating pet forms of personal names in these languages?
Czech/Slovak/Polish: Diminutive and pet names
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More specifically, a softening consonant (in Czech typically č, š, n) precedes -ka, -ek. This softening consonant, in turn, is often preceded by i/í, which involves a change in the last vowel of the original name.
If the original name ends in a consonant, the consonant (if it is not tender enough
) often mutates into a softer one.Honza - Honzíček
Pavel - Pavlíček
Petr - Petříček
Vašek - Vašíček
Tomáš - Tomášek
Jirka - Jiříček
Anna - Anička
Pavla - Pavlínka
Petra - Petruška
Jana - Janinka/Janička
Lucie - Lucinka
Helena - Helenka
Dekuju, Janička!