־יק

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• ־יג (-ig) (Daytshmerish)
• ־יִק (-ik) (after vowels)

Etymology 1

From Middle High German -ec, -ic, from Old High German -ig, from Proto-West Germanic *-g, from Proto-Germanic *-gaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos. Cognate to German -ig.

Suffix

־יק • (-ik)

1. -y, -ic (forming adjectives from nouns)

Etymology 2

From Slavic; compare Polish -ek, -ik, Russian -ик (-ik), Ukrainian -ик (-yk). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *-ikъ.

Suffix

־יק • (-ik)

1. Forms masculine derivatives of nouns.

Usage notes

• Commonly replaces -ek or -ок (-ok) in borrowed Slavic terms.

Derived terms

Yiddish terms suffixed with ־יק

Related terms

• ־קע (-ke)
• ־ינקע (-inke)