-ьникъ
Old Church Slavonic edit
Alternative forms edit
- ⱐⱀⰻⰽⱏ (ĭnikŭ) — Glagolitic
Etymology edit
From Proto-Slavic *-ьnikъ, itself originally by nominalization of adjectives in *-ьnъ with the suffix *-ikъ, morphologically equivalent to -ьнъ (-ĭnŭ) + -икъ (-ikŭ).
Suffix edit
-ьникъ • (-ĭnikŭ) m
- Suffix appended to nominal stems to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a professional, performer, adherent, place, object, tool or a feature.
- двьрь (dvĭrĭ, “двьрь”) + -ьникъ (-ĭnikŭ) → двьрьникъ (dvĭrĭnikŭ, “doorkeeper”)
- исповѣдь (ispovědĭ, “confession”) + -ьникъ (-ĭnikŭ) → исповѣдьникъ (ispovědĭnikŭ, “supporter”)
- кънига (kŭniga, “book”) + -ьникъ (-ĭnikŭ) → кънижьникъ (kŭnižĭnikŭ, “scribe”)
- пѫть (pǫtĭ, “way, path, road”) + -ьникъ (-ĭnikŭ) → пѫтьникъ (pǫtĭnikŭ, “traveler”)
Declension edit
Declension of -ьникъ (o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -ьникъ -ĭnikŭ |
-ьника -ĭnika |
-ьници -ĭnici |
| genitive | -ьника -ĭnika |
-ьникоу -ĭniku |
-ьникъ -ĭnikŭ |
| dative | -ьникоу -ĭniku |
-ьникома -ĭnikoma |
-ьникомъ -ĭnikomŭ |
| accusative | -ьникъ -ĭnikŭ |
-ьника -ĭnika |
-ьникꙑ -ĭniky |
| instrumental | -ьникомъ -ĭnikomŭ |
-ьникома -ĭnikoma |
-ьникꙑ -ĭniky |
| locative | -ьницѣ -ĭnicě |
-ьникоу -ĭniku |
-ьницѣхъ -ĭnicěxŭ |
| vocative | -ьниче -ĭniče |
-ьника -ĭnika |
-ьници -ĭnici |