־יק

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Yiddish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle High German -ec, -ic, from Old High German -ig, from Proto-West Germanic *-g, from Proto-Germanic *-gaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos. Cognate to German -ig.

Suffix[edit]

־יק • (-ik)

  1. -y, -ic (forming adjectives from nouns)

Etymology 2[edit]

From Slavic; compare Polish -ek, -ik, Russian -ик (-ik), Ukrainian -ик (-yk). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *-ikъ.

Suffix[edit]

־יק • (-ik)

  1. Forms masculine derivatives of nouns.
Derived terms[edit]
Yiddish terms suffixed with ־יק
Related terms[edit]
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