-nikka

See also: Nikka and nikka

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian -ник (-nik).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /-nikːɑ/, [-nikː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /-nikːɑ/, [-nikːɑ]

Suffix

-nikka

1. Forms occupational agent nouns.

   ‎api (“help”) + ‎-nikka → ‎apinikka (“helper”)

   ‎töö (“work”) + ‎-nikka → ‎töönikka (“employee”)

Usage notes

• Does not follow vowel harmony.

Declension

Declension of -nikka (type 3/kana, kk-k gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	-nikka	-nikat
genitive	-nikan	-nikkoin
partitive	-nikkaa	-nikkoja
illative	-nikkaa	-nikkoihe
inessive	-nikaas	-nikois
elative	-nikast	-nikoist
allative	-nikalle	-nikoille
adessive	-nikaal	-nikoil
ablative	-nikalt	-nikoilt
translative	-nikaks	-nikoiks
essive	-nikkanna, -nikkaan	-nikkoinna, -nikkoin
exessive1)	-nikkant	-nikkoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

Ingrian terms suffixed with -nikka