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-няк
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Russian
Etymology
Rebracketed from ru -я́к following adjectives ending in ru -ный; compare ru горня́к miner from ru го́рный mining relational.
Pronunciation
-ня́к
Suffix
ru suffix -ня́к m
suffix usually denoting a person with a given characteristic, or forming inanimate nouns of various meanings; often of a colloquial nature
ru середа́ middle -ня́к середня́к peasant of moderate means Soviet Union
ru молодо́й young -ня́к молодня́к young animals, saplings, youngsters collective
ru и́звесть lime -ня́к известня́к limestone
ru берёза birch -ня́к березня́к birch forest
Declension
b -ня́к ai
Derived terms
ru
Ukrainian
Etymology
uk nominal :af uk:-ний<id:suf> uk:-як<id:nominal> 1
uk -я́к following adjectives ending in uk -ний; compare uk східня́к easterner from uk східний eastern relational. Cognate pl -niak.
Pronunciation
-ня́к
Suffix
uk suffix -ня́к m-pr m-in feminine personal -нячка
suffix usually denoting a person with a given characteristic, or forming inanimate nouns of various meanings; often of a colloquial nature
uk середа́ middle -ня́к середня́к peasant of moderate means Soviet Union
uk молоди́й young -ня́к молодня́к young animals, saplings, youngsters collective
uk капуста cabbage -ня́к капусня́к cabbage soup
uk береза birch -ня́к березня́к birch forest
Declension
((-ня́к<>, -ня́к<pr>))
Derived terms
uk
References