-nīks

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Latgalian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognates include Latvian -nieks and Polish -nik.

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-nīks

  1. Used to form agent nouns from verbs: -er

Declension[edit]

Declension of -nīks (type 1 noun)
singular plural
nominative -nīks -nīki
genitive -nīka -nīku
dative -nīkam -nīkim
accusative -nīku -nīkus
instrumental -nīku -nīkim
locative -nīkā -nīkūs
vocative -nīk -nīki

Derived terms[edit]

Latgalian terms suffixed with -nīks

Samogitian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *-nikъ. If cognate to Latvian -nieks, then also a doublet of -ninks, -nīnks.

Suffix[edit]

-nīks (feminine -nīčė)

  1. Used to form agent nouns from verbs: -er

Derived terms[edit]

Samogitian terms suffixed with -nīks
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