-ьникъ

Old Church Slavonic Alternative forms cu ⱐⱀⰻⰽⱏ Glagolitic Etymology cu suffix :inh sla-pro:*-ьnikъ 1 From cu sla-pro *-ьnikъ, itself originally by nominalization of adjectives in sla-pro *-ьnъ with the suffix sla-pro *-ikъ, morphologically equivalent to cu -ьнъ -икъ. Suffix cu suffix m noun-forming suffixes Suffix appended to nominal stems to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a professional, performer, adherent, place, object, tool or a feature. cu двьрь двьрь двьрьникъ doorkeeper cu исповѣдь confession исповѣдьникъ supporter cu кънига book кънижьникъ scribe cu пѫть way, path, road пѫтьникъ traveler Declension -ьни к Derived terms cu Related terms cu -ьница cu -икъ cu -ица cu noun-forming suffixes