O przymiotnikach ekspresywnych na -utki (częściowo też -uśki) w języku polskim

Abstract

Adjectives formed with the -utki ending are most frequent and productive within to the expressive nouns group. An interesting stylistic feature, which characterises many adjectives ending with -utki is their multiple occurrence in texts, compare here e.g. Niziutka, czarniutka i chudziutka gospodyni, or also their frequent linking with expressive nouns, compare e.g. Chlopowina dobroduszna, ale ciemniutka jak tabaczka w rożku. The adjectives drobniutki and malutki, and several others, are the ones that are the oldest and most frequently illustrated (in Sdor). In Sstp the adjective malutki was primarily recorded, and its occurrence of many (52!) examples was illustrated in SP XVI. The adjectives ending with -utki are well recorded also in Polish dialects, however there are no examples of such adjectives in the Kaszuby region. Adjectives ending with -utki constitute the Polish type, unknown in other Slavic languages. An interesting detail is that SSNO also includes personal names Blizuta (from Greater Poland) and Maluta (Vilnius region), and Golut. There are several contemporary surnames ending with -uta: Cichuta, Lichuta, Maluta, Bieluta, Miluta, also ending with -ut: Legut, Dobrut, Skorut, Bielut, these, however are noun surnames. Perhaps these were originally adjectives of the so-called simple inflexion.