-rik

Basque

Suffix

-rik

1. Allomorphic post-vocalic form of -ik (partitive suffix)

Declension

Basque inflectional suffixes
		indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive		-∅	-a	-ak	-ok
ergative		-(e)k	-ak	-ek
dative		-(r)i	-ari	-ei	-oi
genitive		-(r)en	-aren	-en	-on
comitative		-(r)ekin	-arekin	-ekin	-okin
causative		-(r)engatik	-arengatik	-engatik	-ongatik
benefactive		-(r)entzat	-arentzat	-entzat	-ontzat
instrumental		-(e)z	-az	-ez	-oz
inessive	anim.	-(r)engan	-arengan	-engan	-ongan
	inanim.	-(e)tan	-an	-etan	-otan
locative	anim.	―	―	―	―
	inanim.	-(e)tako	-(e)ko	-etako	-otako
allative	anim.	-(r)engana	-arengana	-engana	-ongana
	inanim.	-(e)tara	-(e)ra	-etara	-otara
terminative	anim.	-(r)enganaino	-arenganaino	-enganaino	-onganaino
	inanim.	-(e)taraino	-(e)raino	-etaraino	-otaraino
directive	anim.	-(r)enganantz	-arenganantz	-enganantz	-onganantz
	inanim.	-(e)tarantz	-(e)rantz	-etarantz	-otarantz
destinative	anim.	-(r)enganako	-arenganako	-enganako	-onganako
	inanim.	-(e)tarako	-(e)rako	-etarako	-otarako
ablative	anim.	-(r)engandik	-arengandik	-engandik	-ongandik
	inanim.	-(e)tatik	-(e)tik	-etik	-otik
partitive		-(r)ik	―	―	―
prolative		-tzat	―	―	―

K'iche'

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɻiːkʰ/

Suffix

-rik

1. Forms causative verbs from adjectives

   nuch’ (“small”) → nuch’arik (“to shrink”)

   pay (“stupid”) → payirik (“to become stupid”)

2. Forms causative verbs from nouns

   oyowal (“anger”) → oyowarik (“to get angry”)

   che’ (“tree, wood”) → che’rik (“to stiffen”)

3. (uncommon) Forms verbs from verbs

   poq’ik (“to grow in number”) → poq’orik (“to multiply”)

   q’aq’aj (“to heat”) → q’aq’arik (“to have a feaver”)

References

• Allen J. Christenson, Kʼiche-English dictionary

Middle English

Suffix

-rik

1. Alternative form of -riche