Izlastnoimenski feminativi v slovenščini:poimenovanja prebivalk

The paper presents a word-formational analysis of 2420 feminine forms of naming residents. The results show that 1849 (76 %) are derived by adding the feminine suffix to the masculine form and 571 (24 %) with the change of masculine suffix. The most frequently used feminine suffix is ‑ka with 2331 words (96 %; Slovenka ), followed by ‑inja with 65 words (3 %; Rusinja