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-евик
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Russian
Etymology
ru :der -ик +
Originally from ru -ик added to adjectives ending in ru -евый or ru -ево́й; later extracted out as its own suffix.
Pronunciation
-евик y
-еви́к y
Suffix
ru suffix -евик -еви́к m-in m-an
ru -овик used after palatalized or formerly palatalized consonants
ru бо́льше bigger -еви́к большеви́к Bolshevik someone in the majority
ru борщ (originally) hogweed -еви́к борщеви́к hogweed
ru змея́ snake -еви́к змееви́к serpentine geology
Usage notes
For many, perhaps most, nouns ending in ru -евик, the base noun has a corresponding relational adjective in ru -евый or
ru -ево́й, in which case an analysis of the noun as formed from the relational adjective + ru -ик is still possible, and in some cases preferred.
As with ru -ик, the suffix may be stressed, in which case it is in accent pattern b (always ending-stressed).
Declension
-евик or b -еви́к ai
Derived terms
ru