-ik

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Abenaki

Suffix

-ik

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

Usage notes

  • 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.

Azerbaijani

Suffix

More information preceding vowel, a / i ...
preceding vowel
a / i e / ə / i̇ o / u ö / ü
postconsonantal -ıq -ik -uq -ük
postvocalic -yıq -yik -yuq -yük
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-ik

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

Basque

Alternative forms

Suffix

-ik

  1. Partitive suffix.
    etxe (house) + -iketxerik (any house?)
  2. Adverbial suffix, -ly
    poz (joy) + -ikpozik (happy, happily)

Declension

More information indefinite, singular ...
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
inan -(e)tan -an -etan -otan
locative anim
inan -(e)tako -(e)ko -etako -otako
allative anim -(r)engana -arengana -engana -ongana
inan -(e)tara -(e)ra -etara -otara
terminative anim -(r)enganaino -arenganaino -enganaino -onganaino
inan -(e)taraino -(e)raino -etaraino -otaraino
directive anim -(r)enganantz -arenganantz -enganantz -onganantz
inan -(e)tarantz -(e)rantz -etarantz -otarantz
destinative anim -(r)enganako -arenganako -enganako -onganako
inan -(e)tarako -(e)rako -etarako -otarako
ablative anim -(r)engandik -arengandik -engandik -ongandik
inan -(e)tatik -(e)tik -etik -otik
partitive -(r)ik
prolative -tzat
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Derived terms

References

  • -ik” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *-ikkoi.

Suffix

-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)

Declension

More information Declension of (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation), singular ...
Declension of -ik (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative -ik -ikud
accusative nom.
gen. -iku
genitive -ikute
partitive -ikut -ikuid
illative -ikusse -ikutesse
-ikuisse
inessive -ikus -ikutes
-ikuis
elative -ikust -ikutest
-ikuist
allative -ikule -ikutele
-ikuile
adessive -ikul -ikutel
-ikuil
ablative -ikult -ikutelt
-ikuilt
translative -ikuks -ikuteks
-ikuiks
terminative -ikuni -ikuteni
essive -ikuna -ikutena
abessive -ikuta -ikuteta
comitative -ikuga -ikutega
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Derived terms

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-ɪk/
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Suffix

-ik

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

Derived terms

Hungarian

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.”

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Adjective suffix.

Suffix

-ik

  1. (adjective-forming suffix) A unique identification suffix (often used together with the definite article a/az (the)). Used with (chiefly comparative, sometimes superlative) adjectives, answering the question melyik? (which?), specifying one out of a specific set of things/persons.
    más (different)(egy) másik (another one)a másik (the other one)
    rosszabb (worse)a rosszabbik (the worse one)
    a kisebbik rossz(at választja)(to choose) the lesser of two evils
    A nagyobbik szobában Péter lakik.Peter lives in the bigger room (out of a specific set of rooms).
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Possessive suffix.

Suffix

-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 notes
  • (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 3

Personal suffix.

Suffix

-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 notes

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.

More information Person, Back vowel ...
Person Back
    vowel    
Front vowel
unrounded   rounded  
én 1st person singular -ok -ek -ök
-ik verbs (optional) -om -em -öm
te 2nd person singular -sz
after two consonants or a long vowel + t -asz -esz
after s, sz, z, dz -ol -el -öl
ő
maga
ön
3rd person singular
-ik verbs -ik
mi 1st person plural -unk -ünk
ti 2nd person plural -tok -tek -tök
after two consonants or a long vowel + t -otok -etek -ötök
ők
maguk
önök
3rd person plural -nak -nek
after two consonants or a long vowel + t -anak -enek
See also: present-tense definite-object suffixes and
second-person-object suffixes for informal addressing.
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  • (personal suffix, definite conjugation) See harmonic variants in the table below.
More information Person, Back vowel ...
Person Back vowel Front vowel
unrounded   rounded  
én 1st person singular -om -em -öm
te 2nd person singular -od -ed -öd
ő
maga
ön
3rd person singular or
formal 2nd person singular
-ja -i
mi 1st person plural -juk -jük
ti 2nd person plural -játok -itek
ők
maguk
önök
3rd person plural or
formal 2nd person plural
-ják -ik
See also: present-tense indefinite-object suffixes and
second-person-object suffixes for informal addressing.
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Derived terms

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Indonesian

Etymology

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.

Suffix

-ik

  1. -ic
    analitikanalytic

Usage notes

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 terms

Category Indonesian terms suffixed with -ik not found

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [-ik̚]
  • Hyphenation: -ik

Etymology 1

Borrowed 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.

Suffix

-ik (Jawi spelling ـيک)

  1. -ic.
    saintifikscientific
Usage notes

The suffix -ik often appears in loanwords from English. Many words with this suffix have synonyms with the suffix -is many of which were loaned from Dutch through Indonesian, although not all of them are (e.g. gramatis).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English -ics.

Suffix

-ik (Jawi spelling ـيک)

  1. -ics.
    linguistiklinguistics

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English -ique.

Suffix

-ik (Jawi spelling ـيک)

  1. -ique.
    unikunique

Derived terms

Middle English

Etymology 1

Suffix

-ik

  1. Alternative form of -y

Etymology 2

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

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    Suffix

    -ik

    1. Forms nouns denoting a quality from adjectives; -ic.
    Derived terms
    Descendants
    • English: -ic
    References

    Old Polish

    Etymology

      Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ikъ.

      Pronunciation

      Suffix

      -ik

      1. forms nouns, often diminutive

      Derived terms

      Descendants

      Polish

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

        Inherited from Old Polish -ik.

        Pronunciation

        Suffix

        -ik m

        1. forms nouns, often diminutive
          słodki + -iksłodzik

        Declension

        Masculine personal:

        More information singular, plural ...
        singular plural
        nominative -ik -icy/-iki (deprecative)
        genitive -ika -ików
        dative -ikowi -ikom
        accusative -ika -ików
        instrumental -ikiem -ikami
        locative -iku -ikach
        vocative -iku -icy
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        Masculine inanimate:

        More information singular, plural ...
        singular plural
        nominative -ik -iki
        genitive -ika -ików
        dative -ikowi -ikom
        accusative -ik -iki
        instrumental -ikiem -ikami
        locative -iku -ikach
        vocative -iku -iki
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        Derived terms

        Further reading

        • -ik in Polish dictionaries at PWN

        Serbo-Croatian

        Etymology

        Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ikъ.

        Suffix

        -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 also

        Slovak

        Pronunciation

        Etymology 1

        Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ikъ.

        Suffix

        -ik m

        1. alternative form of suffix -ík after roots in a long vowel or a diphthong
          vták + -ikvtáčik
          hriešny + -ikhriešnik

        Etymology 2

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

        Suffix

        -ik m

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

        Declension

        • Declension in case of an inanimate noun according to the declension pattern dub:
        More information singular, plural ...
        singular plural
        nominative -ik -iky
        genitive -ika -ikov
        dative -iku -ikom
        accusative -ik -iky
        locative -iku -ikoch
        instrumental -ikom -ikmi
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        • Declension in case of an animate noun according to the declension pattern chlap:
        More information singular, plural ...
        singular plural
        nominative -ik -ici
        genitive -ika -ikov
        dative -ikovi -ikom
        accusative -ika -ikov
        locative -ikovi -ikoch
        instrumental -ikom -ikmi
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        Further reading

        • 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

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