־ניק

Hebrew

Etymology

From Yiddish ־ניק (-nik), from Russian -ник (-nik), Polish -nik and others, ultimately of Slavic origin. See further etymology at Russian -ник (-nik).

Suffix

־נִיק • (-nikm (masculine plural ־נִיקִים, feminine singular ־נִיקִית, feminine plural ־נִיקִיּוֹת)

  1. (added to nouns) -nik, -er: Denoting persons by membership, occupation or attribute.
    קִיבּוּץ (kibúts) + ‎־ניק → ‎קִיבּוּצְנִיק (kibútsnik, kibbutznik: member of a kibbutz.)
    ג׳וֹבּ (jób, job, task, duty) + ‎־ניק → ‎ג׳וֹבְּנִיק (jóbnik, jobnik; a non-combat soldier who does secretarial work)

Derived terms

Yiddish

Etymology

From a Slavic language; compare Russian -ник (-nik).

Suffix

־ניק • (-nik)

  1. (added to nouns) -nik, -er: Denoting persons by membership, occupation or attribute.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: -nik
  • Hebrew: ־ניק (-nik)