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-k
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Appendix:Variations of "k"
English
Etymology 1
From en enm -ken, enm -kien, from en ang -cian, from en gmw-pro *-ukōn, gmw-pro *-ikōn, from en gem-pro *-ukōną, gem-pro *-ikōną. Cognate with fy -kje, de -chen, da -ke, sv -ka, fo -ka. Perhaps related to ang - diminutive suffix ang -uc, ang -oc. More at en -ock.
Suffix
en rare no longer productive A suffix found in verbs of Middle English, Old English, usually with an intensive or frequentative effect.
en tale, en talk talk; en steal, en stalk stalk; en mire, en mirk mirk; en hear, en hark hark; en fare, en firk firk; en peer, en perk perk; en yare, en yark yark; en gaw, en gawk gawk
Etymology 2
From en enm -ke, from en ang -uc -(u)c and ang -ca diminutive suffix. More at en -ock.
Suffix
en diminutive suffixes
en rare no longer productive A suffix found in nouns, usually with a diminutive effect.
en chine > en chink chink; en stale > en stalk stalk
Abenaki
Suffix
abe suffix
A suffix used to form the plurals of some animate words.
abe tmakwa beaver → abe tmakwak beavers
Usage notes
Used to form the plurals of almost all words that end in a, and of some words that end in other vowels or in the semivowel w; not used to form the plurals of words ending in consonants.
See the usage notes at -ak.
Afar
Pronunciation
-k
Suffix
aa suffix
Marks the ablative case: from
Marks the elative case: out of
Marks the perlative case: via, through
Marks the malefactive case: for ...'s nuisance
Marks the subject of a comparison: than
References
361
Basque
Alternative forms
eu -ek after consonants
Etymology
eu. Unrelated to the adverbial suffixes eu -ki and eu -ka.245 -k (2).
Suffix
eu suffix inflectional suffixes
Ergative indefinite suffix.
Declension
References
Beja
Etymology
bej cus-pro, syncretism of bej afa-pro *-ka/*-ku and afa-pro *-ki.
Suffix
bej suffix
bej pronoun 2nd-person singular possessive suffix: your
See also
Chuukese
Suffix
chk suffix
chk added to verbs you chk in the singular indirect object suffix
Estonian
Etymology 1
From et urj-fin-pro *-kkoi. Cognate with fi -kko.
Suffix
1 -ku -kut
Derives nouns from verbs, or sometimes from other nominals. The derivations can express the following:
a single instance of an action
et minema to go → et minek a going
et ründama to attack → et rünnak an attack
the object of an action
et õppima to study → et õpik textbook
Declension
-k u
Derived terms
et
Etymology 2
From et urj-fin-pro *-kkei. Cognate with fi -kki.
Suffix
1 -ki -kit
Derives nouns from verbs denoting an instrument of action.
et sõitma to drive → et sõiduk vehicle
et hõljuma to hover → et hõljuk hovercraft
et tõstma to raise → et tõstuk lift
Declension
-k i
Derived terms
et
Etymology 3
May be the same as etymology 2.
Suffix
1 -gi -ki
Derives nouns from verbs, or sometimes from other nominals. The derivations can express the following:
the result of an action
et jääma to remain → et jääk residue, remainder
et saama to receive → et saak yield
the object of an action
et sööma to eat → et söök food
et jooma to drink → et jook drink, beverage
Finnish
Pronunciation
Particle
fi particle fi dialectal
fi Southwest enclitic fi -ko
Löytyyk mittä? Are you finding anything?
Synonyms
fi -ko standard
Hungarian
Etymology 1
Probably related to mns-nor -ыг dual suffix.
Suffix
hu suffix inflectional suffixes
hu plural hu plural suffix -s, -es
hu hajó ship hajók ships
hu alma apple almák apples
hu mese fairy tale mesék fairy tales
Usage notes
Etymology 2
hu
Suffix
hu suffix inflectional suffixes
hu personal hu personal suffix Denotes the first-person singular present tense in verb suffixes for all moods (indicative, conditional and subjunctive).
hu ír to write to write →
hu írok I write, I am writing
hu írnék I would write
hu írjak I should write
Etymology 3
hu
Suffix
hu suffix diminutive suffixes
hu diminutive hu obsolete Diminutive suffix.
hu lélek soul
hu fészek nest
Etymology 4
hu
Suffix
hu suffix
hu instantaneous hu obsolete instantaneous verb-forming suffix Part of only a few verbs and suffixes, such as hu reszket, hu serken, hu sikolt, hu szerkeszt, hu -kol/hu -kel/hu -köl, hu -kod/hu -ked/hu -köd, hu -dokol/hu -dekel/hu -dököl.
See also
:Category:Hungarian noun forms
Appendix:Hungarian suffixes
Ilocano
Pronoun
pronoun 1
ilo -ko used before vowels and suffixes ilo -en and ilo -an
See also
ilo enclitics
Ingrian
Alternative forms
izh -ko
Etymology
Reduced form of izh -ka. The familiar meaning is probably influenced by ru -ка.
Pronunciation
Particle
izh particle clitics
Added to the indicative of a verb, used to form the interrogative aspect.
Töötk siä meille hoomukseel? Will you come to us tomorrow? 29
Added to an imperative of a verb, used to form a familiar request.
Määk siä șkouluu - sanoi Semon däädä, ilma sinnua saamma aikoo. Go to school - said uncle Semon, we'll get by without you. 7
Added to the indicative or the potential of a verb, used to form the deliberative aspect.
Näijen kamppanioin hyväst veemisest rippuu se, jot saammak möö täl vootta ohto leipää, ruuhtija ja toisia maatalohusproduktoja, saammakse ohto saahkaraa ja materiaa. On the good carrying out of these campaigns depends whether this year we get enough bread, vegetables and other agricultural products, whether we get enough sugar and fabric. 7
izh rare izh -ka, -kä and not
1 Se poika mäni vahtii, heittiis makkaamaa eik nähnyt varasta. The boy went to the guard, threw himself and didn't see the thief.
Usage notes
In the interrogative and deliberative functions, when added to a verb form ending in the consonant -t, the full forms izh -ka and izh -kä may be used.
Synonyms
deliberative izh -kse
References
18
Inupiaq
Suffix
ik suffix
dual number in the absolutive case. Numbers vary between singular -q and dual -k depending on whether they modify a noun or are being used for counting
Kankanaey
Pronunciation
Pronoun
pronoun 1
kne -ko
See also
kne enclitics
Kashubian
Etymology
csb nominal :inh sla-pro:*-ъkъ<alt:*-ьkъ><id:nominal> + 1
Pronunciation
- -
Suffix
csb suffix noun-forming suffixes
forms masculine diminutive nouns
forms masculine nouns from verbs
csb susac to suck susk mammal
Usage notes
Slavic first palatalization Palatalises a preceding velar:
csb groch groszk
Derived terms
csb
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
dsb sla-pro *-ъkъ.
Suffix
dsb suffix m diminutive suffixes noun-forming suffixes
used on masculine nouns to form a diminutive
Derived terms
dsb
Maltese
Alternative forms
mt -ek -ok
Etymology
From mt ar ـكَ m, ar ـكِ f.
Suffix
suffix
mt pronoun 2nd-person singular pronominal suffix: your, you
mt tiegħek only in possessive use
mt sħab friends sħabek your (singular) friends
mt taħt under taħtek under you (singular)
mt jinsa he forgets jinsiek he forgets you (singular)
Related terms
mt int
mt personal pronouns
Mohawk
Suffix
moh suffix
continuative suffix
References
442
92
Northern Ohlone
Etymology
Compare css -ka.
Pronoun
cst pronoun
I (first-person, singular, subject pronoun)
nommok roote here I am
See also
References
Ojibwe
Suffix
oj suffix verb suffixes imperative verb suffixes
oj -g in the conjunct form of d-final inanimate instransitive verbs (vii)
A suffix denoting the second-person plural to third person singular imperative form of a transitive animate verb (vta) with a Cw ending
Usage notes
In d-final intransitive inanimate verbs (vii), the final d merges with -g to produce -k.
See also
oj -ik
oj -ok
Old Norse
Alternative forms
non ek
Pronoun
non pronouns clitics non enclitic
enclitic form of non ek
non hafða hafðak
non em emk
9th c., Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, Ynglingatal, verse 27:
non Þat veitk bezt / und bláum himnikenninafn, / svát konungr eigi I know that the best / nicknameunder the blue sky / that a king might have
See also
non -du, non -ðu, non -tu
Onondaga
Etymology
From ono iro-nor-pro *h present suffix.
Suffix
ono suffix
continuative suffix
References
104
Pipil
Alternative forms
ppl -ku
Suffix
ppl suffix
ppl no longer productive locative suffix (meaning "in") used after a vowel
Further reading
Campbell, L. (1985). The Pipil Language of El Salvador. Mouton De Gruyter. p.47
Polish
Etymology
pl 1
Pronunciation
Suffix
pl suffix
pl dialectal chiefly Greater Poland Lesser Poland extends adverbs
pl bardzo bardzok
Derived terms
pl
Slovincian
Etymology
zlw-slv nominal :inh sla-pro:*-ъkъ<alt:*-ьkъ><id:nominal> 1 +
Pronunciation
- -
Suffix
zlw-slv suffix m noun-forming suffixes
forms masculine diminutive nouns
zlw-slv barón barónk
forms masculine nouns from verbs
zlw-slv czwjorty fourth czwjortk Thursday
Derived terms
zlw-slv
Turkish
ık ik uk ük k
Suffix
tr suffix form
-ık pv
tr istemek<gloss:to want> iste- -k istek<gloss:request, want>
tr dilemek<gloss:to wish> dile- -k dilek<gloss:wish, desire>
Upper Sorbian
Etymology
hsb :inh sla-pro:*-ъkъ + 1
Suffix
hsb suffix m diminutive suffixes noun-forming suffixes
Used to form diminutives of masculine nouns.
Derived terms
hsb
Veps
Particle
vep particle
vep -ik
References
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