-k
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English -ken, -kien, from Old English -cian, from Proto-West Germanic *-kōn, from Proto-Germanic *-kōną. Cognate with West Frisian -kje, German -chen, Danish -ke, Swedish -ka. Perhaps related to Old English diminutive suffix -uc, -oc. More at -ock.
Suffix[edit]
-k
- (obsolete, no longer productive) A suffix found in words of Middle English, Old English, usually with an intensive or frequentative effect.
Abenaki[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-k
Usage notes[edit]
- Used to form the plurals of almost all words that end in a, and of some words that end in other vowels or in the semivowel w; not used to form the plurals of words ending in consonants.
- See the usage notes at -ak.
Afar[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-k
- Marks the ablative case: from
- Marks the elative case: out of
- Marks the perlative case: via, through
- Marks the malefactive case: for ...'s nuisance
- Marks the subject of a comparison: than
- (+ én) Marks the material from which an object is made: -en
References[edit]
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 361
Basque[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- -ek (after consonants)
Etymology[edit]
Unknown. Unrelated to the adverbial suffixes -ki and -ka.[1]
Suffix[edit]
-k
- Ergative indefinite suffix.
Declension[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ “-k [2]” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk.
Chuukese[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-k
Estonian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-k (genitive -ku, partitive -kut)
- Derives nouns from verbs, or sometimes from other nominals. The derivations can express the following:
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | -k | -kud |
accusative | -ku | -kud |
genitive | -ku | -kute |
partitive | -kut | -kuid |
illative | -kusse | -kutesse -kuisse |
inessive | -kus | -kutes -kuis |
elative | -kust | -kutest -kuist |
allative | -kule | -kutele -kuile |
adessive | -kul | -kutel -kuil |
ablative | -kult | -kutelt -kuilt |
translative | -kuks | -kuteks -kuiks |
terminative | -kuni | -kuteni |
essive | -kuna | -kutena |
abessive | -kuta | -kuteta |
comitative | -kuga | -kutega |
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-k (genitive -ki, partitive -kit)
- Derives nouns from verbs denoting an instrument of action.
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | -k | -kid |
accusative | -ki | -kid |
genitive | -ki | -kite |
partitive | -kit | -keid |
illative | -kisse | -kitesse -keisse |
inessive | -kis | -kites -keis |
elative | -kist | -kitest -keist |
allative | -kile | -kitele -keile |
adessive | -kil | -kitel -keil |
ablative | -kilt | -kitelt -keilt |
translative | -kiks | -kiteks -keiks |
terminative | -kini | -kiteni |
essive | -kina | -kitena |
abessive | -kita | -kiteta |
comitative | -kiga | -kitega |
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
May be the same as etymology 2.
Suffix[edit]
-k (genitive -gi, partitive -ki)
- Derives nouns from verbs, or sometimes from other nominals. The derivations can express the following:
Hungarian[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-k
- (plural suffix) -s, -es
- (personal suffix) Denotes the first-person singular present tense in verb suffixes for all moods (indicative, conditional and subjunctive).
- (obsolete) Diminutive suffix.
- (obsolete) Instantaneous verb-forming suffix. Part of only a few verbs and suffixes, such as reszket, serken, sikolt, szerkeszt, -kol/-kel/-köl, -kod/-ked/-köd, -dokol/-dekel/-dököl.
Usage notes[edit]
- (plural suffix) Harmonic variants:
- -k is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
- -ak is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant:
- -ok is added to most back-vowel words ending in a consonant:
- -ek is added to unrounded (and some rounded) front-vowel words ending in a consonant:
- -ök is added to most rounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant:
- Note that the plural form is not used after definite and indefinite numerals in Hungarian: három könyv (“three books”), néhány óra múlva (“in a few hours’ time”). There are very few (traditional, archaic) exceptions, including háromkirályok (“the Three Magi”), mindenszentek (“All Saints”), and certain archaic phrases with összes (“all”) and minden (“every”) (see their Usage notes).
- The regular plural suffix for back-vowel adjectives is -ak, for example okosak (“smart/clever ones”). On the other hand, ethnonyms take -ok (e.g. olaszok (“Italians”), see the back-vowel terms in their category), as well as some other adjectives, including privative (“…-less”) ones (formed with -talan, -atlan, or -tlan). Rounded front-vowel adjectives normally take -ek, for example zöldek (“green ones”), except for demonyms (see rounded front-vowel terms in their category).
- If a word can be both a noun and an adjective, the form of its ending gives information about its function, e.g. játékosok (“players”, noun) and játékosak (“playful”, adjective as part of a plural predicate). The same distinction also exists with words with rounded front vowels, e.g. ismerős: ismerősök (“acquaintances”, noun) and ismerősek (“familiar”, adjective as part of a plural predicate).
See also[edit]
Ingrian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Reduced form of -ka.
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-k
- Added to the indicative of a verb, used to form the interrogative aspect.
- 1936, V. I. Junus; P. L. Maksimov, Inkeroisin keelen oppikirja alkuşkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 29:
- Töötk siä meille hoomukseel?
- Will you come to us tomorrow?
Usage notes[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from Russian -ка (-ka), probably influenced by Etymology 1.
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-k
- Added to an imperative of a verb, used to form a familiar request.
- 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:
- Määk siä șkouluu - sanoi Semon däädä, ilma sinnua saamma aikoo.
- Go to school - said uncle Semon, we'll get by without you.
Iñupiaq[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-k
- dual number in the absolutive case. Numbers vary between singular -q and dual -k depending on whether they modify a noun or are being used for counting
Lower Sorbian[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-k m
- used on masculine nouns to form a diminutive
Derived terms[edit]
Maltese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From both Arabic ـَكَ (-aka) and ـِكِ (-iki).
Suffix[edit]
-k m or f
- you (object suffix, second person singular)
Related terms[edit]
Mohawk[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-k
- continuative suffix
References[edit]
- Nora Deering; Helga H. Delisle (1976) Mohawk: A teaching grammar (preliminary version), Quebec: Manitou College, page 442
- Akwiratékha’ Martin (2018) Tekawennahsonterónnion - Kanien’kéha Morphology, Kahnawà:ke: Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center, page 92
Ojibwe[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-k
- Alternative form of -g in the conjunct form of d-final inanimate instransitive verbs (vii)
- A suffix denoting the second-person plural to third person singular imperative form of a transitive animate verb (vta) with a Cw ending
Usage notes[edit]
In d-final intransitive inanimate verbs (vii), the final d merges with -g to produce -k.
See also[edit]
Old Norse[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
-k (enclitic)
- enclitic form of ek
- 9th c., Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, Ynglingatal, verse 27:
- Þat veitk bezt / und bláum himni
kenninafn, / svát konungr eigi […]- I know that the best / nickname
under the blue sky / that a king might have […]
- I know that the best / nickname
- 9th c., Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, Ynglingatal, verse 27:
See also[edit]
Onondaga[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-k
- continuative suffix
References[edit]
- Hanni Woodbury (2018) A Reference Grammar of the Onondaga Language, University of Toronto, page 104
Veps[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Particle[edit]
-k
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References[edit]
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “а, ли”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
Yoruba[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-k
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms inherited from Old English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English lemmas
- English suffixes
- English diminutive suffixes
- English terms with obsolete senses
- Abenaki lemmas
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- Afar terms with IPA pronunciation
- Afar lemmas
- Afar suffixes
- Basque terms with unknown etymologies
- Basque lemmas
- Basque suffixes
- Basque inflectional suffixes
- Chuukese lemmas
- Chuukese suffixes
- Estonian lemmas
- Estonian suffixes
- Estonian noun-forming suffixes
- Estonian õpik-type nominals
- Hungarian lemmas
- Hungarian suffixes
- Hungarian diminutive suffixes
- Hungarian terms with obsolete senses
- Ingrian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Ingrian lemmas
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- Ingrian clitics
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- Ingrian terms borrowed from Russian
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- Inupiaq lemmas
- Inupiaq suffixes
- Lower Sorbian lemmas
- Lower Sorbian suffixes
- Lower Sorbian diminutive suffixes
- Lower Sorbian noun-forming suffixes
- Lower Sorbian masculine suffixes
- Maltese terms inherited from Arabic
- Maltese terms derived from Arabic
- Maltese lemmas
- Maltese suffixes
- Maltese personal pronouns
- Maltese masculine suffixes
- Maltese feminine suffixes
- Maltese suffixes with multiple genders
- Mohawk lemmas
- Mohawk suffixes
- Ojibwe lemmas
- Ojibwe suffixes
- Ojibwe verb suffixes
- Ojibwe imperative verb suffixes
- Old Norse lemmas
- Old Norse pronouns
- Old Norse clitics
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- Onondaga lemmas
- Onondaga suffixes
- Veps lemmas
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- Yoruba lemmas
- Yoruba suffixes