-nik

Appendix:Variations of "nik" English Etymology From the en sla suffix represented by ru -ник. This suffix experienced a surge in English coinages for nicknames and diminutives after the Soviet launch of the first Sputnik satellite in 1957. Its usage in English is heavily influenced by en yi - usage of yi ־ניק and similar borrowed words (en nogoodnik, en nudnik, en kibbutznik). Suffix s -niki -nikim en sometimes derogatory Used to form nouns denoting a person who exemplifies, endorses or is associated with a specified thing or quality, often a particular ideology or preference. Usage notes The plural -niki is usually only used in contexts related to Russia or the former Soviet Union; e.g., en beatniki, en peaceniki, en refuseniki. Terms from Yiddish may also have plurals in -nikim; e.g., en Chabadnikim, en Likudnikim, en kibbutznikim. Derived terms en Translations used to form nouns denoting a person who exemplifies, endorses or is associated with a specified thing or quality Hungarian: hu -nyik Further reading 1990 Autumn Of Sputniks, Beatniks, and Nogoodniks V. V. Kabakchi Doyle, Charles Clay American Speech 65 3 275-278 455919 http://www.jstor.org/stable/455919 Anagrams en ikn -kin -kin- Kin ink k'in kin Basque Alternative forms eu -enik Etymology eu :af -n<aftype:naf><t:that> -ik<pos:partitive suffix> + 1 Conjunction eu conjunction clitics Negative polarity item used to form relative clauses, that eu Ez dut esan etorriko direnik. I didn't say that they'll come. Usage notes The form taken by this clitic depends on the ending of the verbal form to which it is attached, see the usage notes at eu -n. Estonian Etymology et Compare izh -nikka, liv -nikā, lv -nieks and ru -ник. Suffix 1 -niku -nikku Forms occupational agent nouns. (non-productive) et kiri text kirjanik writer et aed garden aednik gardener et kunst art kunstnik artist Declension -ni Derived terms et Lower Sorbian Etymology From dsb sla-pro *-nikъ. Pronunciation dsb /nʲik/ Suffix dsb suffix m noun-forming suffixes Forms masculine nouns referring to a performer of some action, sometimes a device; -er dsb rězaś rěznik to cut butcher Declension Animate nouns: -ni k 1 Inanimate nouns: -ni k Derived terms dsb Related terms dsb -nica f Ojibwe Noun oj noun plural -nikan inanimate nouns dependent inanimate nouns obligatorily possessed arm Derived terms oj gichinik<t:right hand> ginik<t:your arm> ingodonik<t:one arm; one armlength> jiiskinikebizon<t:bracelet; garter> midaasonik<t:ten arms; ten armlengths> minikeyaab<t:armband; bracelet> ninik<t:my arm> onik<t:his arm> Related terms oj -nik- oj -nike- References The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/ninik-nid oj Body parts Old Polish Etymology zlw-opl nominal :inh sla-pro:*-nikъ<id:nominal> + 1 Pronunciation ni:k Suffix zlw-opl suffix m forms masculine nouns referring to a performer of some action, sometimes a device Derived terms zlw-opl Descendants pl -nik Polish Etymology pl nominal :inh zlw-opl:-nik<id:nominal> + 1 Pronunciation LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf--nik.wav Suffix pl suffix m forms masculine nouns referring to a performer of some action, sometimes a device; -er pl rola rolnik Declension Personal nouns: -ni k -nicy Impersonal nouns: -ni k Derived terms pl Related terms pl suffix -nica Serbo-Croatian Etymology sh sla-pro *-nikъ, sla-pro *-ьnikъ, itself originally by nominalization of adjectives in *-ьnъ with the suffix *-ikъ (whence sh -ik). The suffix originates from the sh ine-bsl-pro - period; compare with dialectal Lithuanian lt laukinykas lauk-inykas peasant, farmer (from lt laukas laũkas field) and Old Prussian prg laukinikis lauk-inikis vassal. Suffix Suffix appended to nominal stems to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a professional, performer, adherent, place, object, tool or a feature. Derived terms sh sh -enik -ovnik -evnik Related terms sh -ik sh -ica sh -nica References 515 1