-nīks
Latgalian
editEtymology
editCognates include Latvian -nieks and Polish -nik.
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit-nīks
- Used to form agent nouns from verbs: -er
Declension
editDeclension of -nīks (type 1 noun)
Derived terms
editSamogitian
editEtymology
editUltimately from Proto-Slavic *-nikъ. If cognate to Latvian -nieks, then also a doublet of -ninks, -nīnks.
Suffix
edit-nīks (feminine -nīčė)
- Used to form agent nouns from verbs: -er