-овик

Russian Alternative forms ru -евик after a palatalized or formerly palatalized consonant Etymology Originally from ru -ик added to adjectives ending in ru -овый or ru -ово́й; later extracted out as its own suffix. Pronunciation -овик y -ови́к y Suffix ru suffix -овик -ови́к m-in m-an suffix appended to nouns to form related nouns of various sorts, both animate and inanimate, generally referring to more specific objects than the base lemma Usage notes For many, perhaps most, nouns ending in ru -овик, the base noun has a corresponding relational adjective in ru -овый or ru -ово́й, in which case an analysis of the noun as formed from the relational adjective + ru -ик is still possible, and in same cases preferred. As with ru -ик, the suffix may be stressed, in which case it is in accent pattern b (always ending-stressed). The suffix becomes ru -евик after a palatalized consonant (including unpaired ч щ /j/) or a formerly palatalized consonant (ш ж ц). Declension -овик or b -ови́к ai Derived terms ru Ukrainian Alternative forms uk -ьовик after uk -л Etymology Originally from uk -ик added to adjectives ending in uk -овий; later extracted out as its own suffix. Pronunciation -овик y -ови́к y Suffix uk suffix noun-forming suffixes -овик -ови́к m-in m-pr suffix appended to nouns to form related nouns of various sorts, both animate and inanimate, generally referring to more specific objects than the base lemma Usage notes For many, perhaps most, nouns ending in uk -овик, the base noun has a corresponding relational adjective in uk -овий, in which case an analysis of the noun as formed from the relational adjective + uk -ик is still possible, and in same cases preferred. As with uk -ик, the suffix may be stressed, in which case it is in accent pattern b (always ending-stressed). Declension ((-ови́к<b>, -́овик<pr>)) Derived terms uk References