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-ík
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Appendix:Variations of "ik"
Czech
Etymology
cs :inh sla-pro:*-ikъ 1 +
Pronunciation
Suffix
m-an,m-incs diminutive suffixes
a diminutive suffix
cs keř keřík
cs žert žertík
Derived terms
cs
Related terms
cs -ník
Further reading
5139 Raketník 1965
-ík/-ník
Slovak
Alternative forms
sk -ik
Etymology
sk :inh sla-pro:*-ikъ 1 1
Pronunciation
Suffix
sk suffix m diminutive suffixes
diminutive suffix
sk chlieb chlebík
sk Ján Janík
used to form the name of the bearer of a property from an adjective
sk falošný falošník
alternative form of suffix sk -ník before roots in -n or -ň
sk baňa baník
suffix for adaptation of borrowings in -i
sk taxi taxík
surname suffix formed from paternal or familial relationship or characteristic
sk Černoch Černošík
sk Jánoš Jánošík
sk Václav Václavík
Declension
Animate nouns:
m-pr
Inanimate nouns:
m-in
Animal nouns:
m-anml
Derived terms
sk
Related terms
sk suffixes -íčka<g:f>,-ička<g:f> -ník<g:m>,-nik<g:m>
Further reading
Pauliny, Eugen - Ružička, Jozef - Štolc, Jozef (1968), Slovenská gramatika (in Slovak), 5th edition, Bratislava: Slovenské pedagogické nakladateľstvo, pages 145-152
-ík in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
sk 2026 Kultúra slova Culture of the Word Priezviská z rodných (krstných) mien Surnames from first (given) names https://www.juls.savba.sk/ediela/ks/2026/3/ks3-2026.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20260816151448/https://www.juls.savba.sk/ediela/ks/2026/3/ks3-2026.pdf 16 August 2026