See also: ik, Ik, IK, ik', ik-, and -ík

AbenakiEdit

SuffixEdit

-ik

  1. A suffix used to form the plurals of some animate words.

Usage notesEdit

  • Often used to form the plurals of words (especially nouns denoting people who have particular occupations or activities) which end in the consonant d or t (which causes the d or t to mutate into j: nodabônkad, "baker" → nodabônkajik, "bakers"); only rarely used to form the plurals of words ending in other letters (nodkwaag, notkwahag, "pilot" → nodkwaagik, notkwahagik, "pilots").
  • See the usage notes at -ak.

AzerbaijaniEdit

SuffixEdit

preceding vowel
A / I E / Ə / İ O / U Ö / Ü
postconsonantal -ıq -ik -uq -ük
postvocalic -yıq -yik -yuq -yük

-ik

  1. First-person plural present simple copula
    1. [we] are

BasqueEdit

Alternative formsEdit

SuffixEdit

-ik

  1. Partitive suffix.
    etxe (house) + ‎-ik → ‎etxerik (any house?)
  2. Adverbial suffix, -ly
    poz (joy) + ‎-ik → ‎pozik (happy, happily)

DeclensionEdit

Basque inflectional suffixes
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive -∅ -a -ak -ok
ergative -k, -ek -ak -ek
dative -ri, -i -ari -ei -oi
genitive -ren, -en -aren -en -on
comitative -rekin, -ekin -arekin -ekin -okin
causative -rengatik, -engatik -arengatik -engatik -ongatik
benefactive -rentzat, -entzat -arentzat -entzat -ontzat
instrumental -z, -ez -az -ez -oz
inessive anim. -rengan, -engan -arengan -engan -oengan
inanim. -tan, -etan -an -etan -otan
locative anim.
inanim. -tako, -etako -ko, -eko -etako -otako
allative anim. -rengana, -engana -arengana -engana -ongana
inanim. -tara, -etara -ra, -era -etara -otara
terminative anim. -renganaino, -enganaino -arenganaino -enganaino -onganaino
inanim. -taraino, -etaraino -raino, -eraino -etaraino -otaraino
directive anim. -renganantz, -enganantz -arenganantz -enganantz -onganantz
inanim. -tarantz, -etarantz -rantz, -erantz -etarantz -otarantz
destinative anim. -renganako, -enganako -arenganako -enganako -onganako
inanim. -tarako, -etarako -rako, -erako -etarako -otarako
ablative anim. -rengandik, -engandik -arengandik -engandik -ongandik
inanim. -tatik, -etatik -tik, -etik -etik -otik
partitive -rik, -ik
prolative -tzat
The forms shown first are used when the ending is a vowel, the ones after the comma when it is a consonant.

Derived termsEdit

EstonianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Finnic *-ikkoi.

SuffixEdit

-ik (genitive -iku, partitive -ikut)

  1. Derives nouns from numerals, with the meaning "group of".
    kaks (two)kaksik (twin, group of two)
    kolm (three)kolmik (triplet, group of three)
    neli (four)nelik (quadruplet, four of a kind (poker), group of four)

DeclensionEdit

Derived termsEdit

GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin -icus and Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /-ɪk/
  • (file)

SuffixEdit

-ik

  1. forms feminine nouns referring to fields of study
  2. forms feminine collective nouns
  3. forms feminine nouns referring to characteristics

Derived termsEdit

HungarianEdit

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “We seem to be missing an etym section for the intransitive (reflexive?) verb-forming suffix -ik, as documented in the Etymology section in -zik.”

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Adjective suffix.

SuffixEdit

-ik

  1. (adjective-forming suffix) A unique identification suffix. Specifies which one of a specific set of things/persons. Used with adjectives. See usage notes below.
    rosszabb (worse)a rosszabbik (the worse one)
    más (different)(egy) másik (another one)a másik (“the other one”)
    A nagyobbik szobában Péter lakik.Peter lives in the bigger room (out of a specific set of rooms).
Usage notesEdit
  • (adjective-forming suffix) The -ik creates a determining or specifying adjective from a comparative adjective so it will answer the question melyik? (which?). In a few cases it takes not a comparative but a positive adjective, which already incorporates the idea of comparison (e.g. más (different)). It is very often used with a definite article (a/az (the)).
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Possessive suffix.

SuffixEdit

-ik

  1. possessive suffix for multiple possessions if there is no noun for the possessor:
    1. their ……-s (third-person plural; the pronoun ő (s/he) (!) being optional for emphasis)
      kapu (gate)a kapuik, az ő kapuik (their gates)
      érme (coin)az érméik, az ő érméik (their coins)
    2. (formal) your ……-s (second-person plural, grammatically resembling the third person plural)
      kapu (gate)a kapuik (your [formal, plural] gates), alternatively: az önök kapui, a maguk kapui (!)
      érme (coin)az érméik (your [formal, plural] coins), alternatively: az önök érméi, a maguk érméi (!)
Usage notesEdit
  • (possessive suffix) Variants:
    -ik is added to words ending in a vowel except -i. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
    -aik is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant
    -eik is added to some front-vowel words ending in a consonant
    -jaik is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i
    -jeik is added to some front-vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i

Etymology 3Edit

Personal suffix.

SuffixEdit

-ik

  1. (personal suffix) The ending of a large group of passive/reflexive verbs in indefinite third-person singular present tense, their dictionary form.
    Sokat utazik.S/he travels a lot.
  2. (personal suffix) Used to form the definite third-person plural present indicative of (front-vowel) verbs.
    Coordinate term: (for back-vowel verbs) -ják
    Megnézik a filmet.They will see the movie. [from megnéz (to look at, to see), indicating a definite object, here required by a (the)]
Usage notesEdit

The above two senses are usually not difficult to distinguish as long as one knows whether the lemma of the verb ends in -ik. If it does, it is usually not a transitive verb (since most -ik verbs have a passive or reflexive meaning) so it will be probably an (indefinite) singular. On the other hand, if the lemma of the verb has no -ik, the only option is the definite plural.

Eszik (to eat) is one of the few -ik verbs that are transitive. In such a case, one needs to rely on the definiteness of the object. For more details, see its Usage notes.

  • (personal suffix, definite conjugation) See harmonic variants in the table below.
Derived termsEdit

See alsoEdit

IndonesianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From English -ic, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos, *-ḱos, formed with the i-stem suffix *-i- and the adjectival suffix *-kos, *-ḱos.

SuffixEdit

-ik

  1. -ic.
    analitikanalytic

Usage notesEdit

The suffix -ik often appears on loaned words from English. Many words with this suffix have synonyms with suffix -is which were loaned from Dutch. However, the Dutch-loaned -is is seemingly preferred over English-loaned -ik. Never used in chemical compound sense.

Derived termsEdit

Category Indonesian terms suffixed with -ik not found

Related termsEdit

Middle EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

SuffixEdit

-ik

  1. Alternative form of -y

Etymology 2Edit

From Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos. Doublet of -y.

Alternative formsEdit

PronunciationEdit

SuffixEdit

-ik

  1. Forms nouns denoting a quality from adjectives; -ic.
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
  • English: -ic
ReferencesEdit

Old PolishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ikъ.

SuffixEdit

-ik

  1. forms nouns, often diminutive

Derived termsEdit

DescendantsEdit

PolishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Inherited from Old Polish -ik, from Proto-Slavic *-ikъ.

PronunciationEdit

SuffixEdit

-ik m

  1. Forms nouns, often diminutive.
    słodki + ‎-ik → ‎słodzik

DeclensionEdit

(personal nouns)

(other nouns)

Derived termsEdit

Further readingEdit

  • -ik in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • -ik in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-CroatianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *-ikъ.

SuffixEdit

-ik (Cyrillic spelling -ик)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a profession, performer, place, object, tool or a feature.

See alsoEdit

SlovakEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ikъ.

SuffixEdit

-ik m

  1. alternative form of suffix -ík after roots in a long vowel or a diphthong
    vták + ‎-ik → ‎vtáčik
    hriešny + ‎-ik → ‎hriešnik
Related termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Borrowed from Latin -icus or Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós).

SuffixEdit

-ik m

  1. fictive suffix in case when both an occupational name in -ik and its base noun were borrowed
    akadémia + ‎-ik → ‎akademik
Related termsEdit

DeclensionEdit

  • Declension in case of an inanimate noun according to the declension pattern dub:
  • Declension in case of an animate noun according to the declension pattern chlap:

Further readingEdit

  • Pauliny, Eugen - Ružička, Jozef - Štolc, Jozef (1968), Slovenská gramatika (in Slovak), 5th edition, Bratislava: Slovenské pedagogické nakladateľstvo, pages 145-152
  • -ik in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

TurkishEdit

preceding vowel
A / I E / İ O / U Ö / Ü
-ık -ik -uk -ük

Etymology 1Edit

Front unrounded variant of -ık. From Ottoman Turkish ـیق(-ik), from Proto-Turkic *-uk[1].

PronunciationEdit

SuffixEdit

-ik

Form of -ık after the vowels E / İ.

  1. Derives participle forms of verbs; adjectival and/or resulting state or product of the action.
    değiş- (intransitive; to change) + ‎-ik → ‎değişik (different, varied)

Etymology 2Edit

From French -ique, from Latin -icus.

PronunciationEdit

SuffixEdit

-ik

  1. -ic
  2. -ical
Derived termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), "+Uk" - in Nişanyan Sözlük

VepsEdit

EtymologyEdit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Presumably related to Finnish -ko.

ParticleEdit

-ik

  1. Interrogative particle. It is attached to the finite verb in yes-no questions, which is then placed first in the sentence.

VolapükEdit

SuffixEdit

-ik

  1. Used to form adjectives and determiners.