-eikis

Lithuanian Alternative forms lt -eika archaic Etymology From lt -e- -ikis. Pronunciation -éikis<qq:stress pattern 1>,-eĩkis<qq:stress pattern 2> Suffix lt suffix -éikis -eĩkis Masculine noun suffix used to form agent nouns, nicknames, or surnames, often indicating a characteristic or habit lt atbulas atbuleikis lt júodas júodeikis lt mažas Mažeikis Derived terms lt Usage notes The -eikis suffix appears in appellatives (common nouns) since the 13th century, as well as in Latvian and Old Prussian. Compare lt Alseikis with prg *Alseiks, both of which are old nicknames that appear as an appellative (see lt alseika). References 77 82-84