-нэһкь

Kildin Sami

Alternative forms

• -нэххьк (-nexx’k)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian -ник (-nik).

Related to Ingrian -nikka, Latvian -nieks and Estonian -nik.

Suffix

-нэһкь (-nehk’)

1. Appended to noun stems, creating noun, usually denoting a professional, performer, adherent, place, object, tool or a feature.

   ‎соа̄гк (såågk, “word”) + ‎-нэһкь (-nehk’) → ‎соа̄гкнэһкь (såågknehk’, “dictionary”)

   ‎пӣрас (pīras, “family”) + ‎-нэһкь (-nehk’) → ‎пӣраснэһкь (pīrasnehk’, “family man”)

   ‎пуаз (puaz, “reindeer”) + ‎-нэһкь (-nehk’) → ‎пуазнэһкь (puaznehk’, “person with personal reindeer”)

Derived terms

Kildin Sami terms suffixed with -нэһкь