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-ник
-ник
See also: ник
Russian
Suffix
-ник • (-nik)
- Suffix appended to nominal stems to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a profession, performer, place, object, tool or a feature.
- дневник ― dnevnik ― diary
- спутник ― sputnik ― fellow traveler; satellite
- ученик ― učenik ― schoolboy
- учебник ― učebnik ― textbook
Declension
Declension of -ник (bian masc-form velar-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -ник -nik |
-ники -niki |
| genitive | -ника -nika |
-ников -nikov |
| dative | -нику -niku |
-никам -nikam |
| accusative animate inanimate |
-ника -nika |
-ников -nikov |
| -ник -nik |
-ники -niki |
|
| instrumental | -ником -nikom |
-никами -nikami |
| prepositional | -нике -nike |
-никах -nikax |
Related terms
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *-(ь)nikъ, itself originally by nominalization of adjectives in *-ьnъ with the suffix *-ikъ (whence -ик). The suffix originates from Proto-Balto-Slavic period; compare with dialectal Lithuanian lauk-inykas (“peasant, farmer”) (from laũkas (“field”)) and Old Prussian lauk-inikis (“vassal”).
Suffix
-ник (Latin spelling -nik)
- Suffix appended to nominal stems to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a profession, performer, place, object, tool or a feature.