Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-anikъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

Subclass of the broader suffix *-nikъ, particularly formed on the basis of the past passive participle suffix *-anъ +‎ *-ikъ.

Suffix

*-anikъ m

1. From verbs in a-conjugation, predominantly forms agent nouns.

   ‎*posъlati (“to send an envoy”) + ‎*-anikъ → ‎*posъlanikъ (“envoy”)

   ‎*pomazati (“to anoint”) + ‎*-anikъ → ‎*pomazanikъ (“anointed person”)

   ‎*jьzbьrati (“to choose, to select”) + ‎*-anikъ → ‎*jьzbьranikъ (“elected person”)

   ‎*jьzgъnati (“to chase away”) + ‎*-anikъ → ‎*jьzgъnanikъ (“exile”)

   ‎*vъzpitati (“to bring up”) + ‎*-anikъ → ‎*vъzpitanikъ (“pupil”)

Usage notes

• Less productive.
• In many cases, the derivation feels more natural if one applies *-ikъ directly onto the participle (X-anъ → X-anikъ).

Declension

Declension of *-anikъ (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*-anikъ	*-anika	*-anici
genitive	*-anika	*-aniku	*-anikъ
dative	*-aniku	*-anikoma	*-anikomъ
accusative	*-anikъ	*-anika	*-aniky
instrumental	*-anikъmь, *-anikomь*	*-anikoma	*-aniky
locative	*-anicě	*-aniku	*-anicěxъ
vocative	*-aniče	*-anika	*-anici

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Related terms

• *-anica f, *-aničьka f (feminine counter-parts)