-евик

Russian

Etymology

Originally from -ик (-ik) added to adjectives ending in -евый (-evyj) or -ево́й (-evój); later extracted out as its own suffix.

Pronunciation

• -евик: IPA^(key): [ʲɪvʲɪk]
• -еви́к: IPA^(key): [ʲɪˈvʲik]

Suffix

-евик or -еви́к • (-evik or -evík) m inan or m anim

1. Alternative form of -овик (-ovik) (used after palatalized or formerly palatalized consonants)

   ‎бо́льше (bólʹše, “bigger”) + ‎-еви́к (-evík) → ‎большеви́к (bolʹševík, “Bolshevik”, literally “someone in the majority”)

   ‎борщ (boršč, “(originally) hogweed”) + ‎-еви́к (-evík) → ‎борщеви́к (borščevík, “hogweed”)

   ‎змея́ (zmejá, “snake”) + ‎-еви́к (-evík) → ‎змееви́к (zmejevík, “serpentine”) (geology)

Usage notes

• For many, perhaps most, nouns ending in -евик (-evik), the base noun has a corresponding relational adjective in -евый (-evyj) or

-ево́й (-evój), in which case an analysis of the noun as formed from the relational adjective + -ик (-ik) is still possible, and in some cases preferred.

• As with -ик (-ik), the suffix may be stressed, in which case it is in accent pattern b (always ending-stressed).

Declension

Declension of -евик, -еви́к (bian masc-form velar-stem accent-a/b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	-евик, -еви́к -evik, -evík	-евики, -евики́ -eviki, -evikí
genitive	-евика, -евика́ -evika, -eviká	-евиков, -евико́в -evikov, -evikóv
dative	-евику, -евику́ -eviku, -evikú	-евикам, -евика́м -evikam, -evikám
accusative animate inanimate	-евика, -евика́ -evika, -eviká	-евиков, -евико́в -evikov, -evikóv
	-евик, -еви́к -evik, -evík	-евики, -евики́ -eviki, -evikí
instrumental	-евиком, -евико́м -evikom, -evikóm	-евиками, -евика́ми -evikami, -evikámi
prepositional	-евике, -евике́ -evike, -eviké	-евиках, -евика́х -evikax, -evikáx

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -евик