-ninks

Samogitian

Alternative forms

• -nīnks

Etymology

Cognate to Lithuanian -ininkas. If cognate to Latvian -nieks, then also a doublet of -nīks.

Suffix

-ninks (feminine -ninkė)

1. a suffix appended to words to create an agent noun, indicating a person's profession or identity; -er

   ‎pruocė (“work”) + ‎-ninks → ‎pruocauninks (“worker”)

Derived terms

Samogitian terms suffixed with -ninks