Abenaki

Suffix

-ik

1. A suffix used to form the plurals of some animate words.

Usage notes

• Often used to form the plurals of words (especially nouns denoting people who have particular occupations or activities) which end in the consonant d or t (which causes the d or t to mutate into j: nodabônkad, "baker" → nodabônkajik, "bakers"); only rarely used to form the plurals of words ending in other letters (nodkwaag, notkwahag, "pilot" → nodkwaagik, notkwahagik, "pilots").
• See the usage notes at -ak.

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *-ikko.

Suffix

-ik ‎(genitive -iku, partitive -ikut)

1. Derives nouns from numerals, with the meaning "group of".

   kaks ‎(“two”) → kaksik ‎(“twin, group of two”)

   kolm ‎(“three”) → kolmik ‎(“triplet, group of three”)

   neli ‎(“four”) → nelik ‎(“quadruplet, four of a kind (poker), group of four”)

Declension

Derived terms

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ik]

Etymology 1

Adjective suffix.

Suffix

-ik

1. (adjective suffix) Specifies which one of a specific set of things/persons. Used with adjectives. See usage notes below.

   rosszabb ‎(“worse”) → a rosszabbik ‎(“the worse one”)

   más ‎(“different”) - másik ‎(“another one”) - a másik (“the other one”)

   A nagyobbik szobában Péter lakik. - In the bigger room lives Peter. (of a specific set of rooms)

Usage notes

• (adjective suffix) The -ik creates a determining adjective from a comparative adjective so it will answer to the question melyik? ‎(“which?”). In a few cases it takes not a comparative but a basic adjective, which already incorporates the idea of comparison (e.g. más ‎(“different”)). It is very often used with a definite article (a/az; "the").

Etymology 2

Possessive suffix.

Suffix

-ik

1. (possessive suffix) their ...-s (third-person plural, multiple possessions)

   kapu ‎(“gate”) → a kapuik ‎(“their gates”)

Usage notes

• (possessive suffix) Variants:

  -ik is added to words ending in a vowel except -i. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.

  -aik is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant

  -eik is added to some front vowel words ending in a consonant

  -jaik is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i

  -jeik is added to some front vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i

Etymology 3

Personal suffix.

Suffix

-ik

1. (personal suffix) The ending of a large group of passive/reflexive verbs in third-person singular present tense (indefinite conjugation). This is also the lemma form of these verbs.

   Sokat utazik. - He travels a lot.

2. (personal suffix) Used to form the third-person plural present tense of verbs (definite conjugation).

   néz ‎(“to look”) → Nézik a tévét. - They are watching the television.

Usage notes

• (personal suffix, definite conjugation) See harmonic variants in the table below.

Derived terms

See also

• Category:Hungarian verbs ending in -ik
• Category:Hungarian noun forms
• Appendix:Hungarian possessive suffixes
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ikъ.

Alternative forms

• -yk

Suffix

-ik m

1. Forms diminutive nouns.

Declension

(personal nouns)

(other nouns)

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *-ikъ.

Suffix

-ik ‎(Cyrillic spelling -ик)

1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a profession, performer, place, object, tool or a feature.

See also

• -nik
• -enik
• -ovnik
• -evnik

Veps

Etymology

Presumably related to Finnish -ko.

Particle

-ik

1. Interrogative particle. It is attached to the finite verb in yes-no questions, which is then placed first in the sentence.

Volapük

Suffix

-ik

1. Used to form adjectives and determiners.