-nīks

Latgalian

Etymology

Cognates include Latvian -nieks and Polish -nik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-nʲìːks]

Suffix

-nīks

1. Used to form agent nouns from verbs: -er

Declension

Declension of -nīks (type 1 noun)

	singular	plural
nominative	-nīks	-nīki
genitive	-nīka	-nīku
dative	-nīkam	-nīkim
accusative	-nīku	-nīkus
instrumental	-nīku	-nīkim
locative	-nīkā	-nīkūs
vocative	-nīk	-nīki

Derived terms

Latgalian terms suffixed with -nīks

Samogitian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *-nikъ. If cognate to Latvian -nieks, then also a doublet of -ninks, -nīnks.

Suffix

-nīks (feminine -nīčė)

1. Used to form agent nouns from verbs: -er

Derived terms

Samogitian terms suffixed with -nīks