-nieks

Latvian Etymology Cognate with lt -ininkas (note that lv -nieks often causes palatalization of the preceding consonant, or even occurs as lv -nieks -inieks, with an initial i that corresponds to the initial i of the Lithuanian suffix; e.g. lv tirdzinieks) and sla-pro *-nikъ. The feminine form lv -niece is derived from lv -nieks with the feminine suffix lv -e, with palatalization of the final k to c. Suffix lv -nieks, lv -niece Added to nouns (or sometimes to adjectives and a few verbs) to form masculine (lv -nieks) or feminine (lv -niece) agent nouns, referring to a person whose activity or occupation the original term is (like English -er), or who inhabits the place (city, country, etc.) named by the original term (like English -ian). Used to nominalize numerals to refer to numbers in the form of nouns (e.g., when speaking of grades, bills (banknotes), when mentioning numbers as labels that identify entities, etc.) Synonyms lv -ājs lv -ējs lv -onis Derived terms lv Related terms lv -niece (feminine counterpart of lv -nieks)