-nīks
Latgalian
Etymology
Cognates include Latvian -nieks and Polish -nik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [-nʲìːks]
Suffix
-nīks
- Used to form agent nouns from verbs: -er
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -nīks | -nīki |
| genitive | -nīka | -nīku |
| dative | -nīkam | -nīkim |
| accusative | -nīku | -nīkus |
| instrumental | -nīku | -nīkim |
| locative | -nīkā | -nīkūs |
| vocative | -nīk | -nīki |
Derived terms
Latgalian terms suffixed with -nīks
Samogitian
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *-nikъ. If cognate to Latvian -nieks, then also a doublet of -ninks, -nīnks.
Suffix
-nīks (feminine -nīčė)
- Used to form agent nouns from verbs: -er
Derived terms
Samogitian terms suffixed with -nīks