"-nik" meaning in Estonian

See -nik in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Compare Ingrian -nikka, Latvian -nieks and Russian -ник (-nik). Etymology templates: {{cog|izh|-nikka}} Ingrian -nikka, {{cog|lv|-nieks}} Latvian -nieks, {{cog|ru|-ник}} Russian -ник (-nik) Head templates: {{head|et|suffixes|genitive|-niku|||partitive|-nikku|||cat2=noun-forming suffixes|f1accel-form=gen|s|f1request=1|f2accel-form=gen|s|f3accel-form=par|s|f3request=1|f4accel-form=par|s|head=}} -nik (genitive -niku, partitive -nikku), {{et-noun|-niku|-nikku|suff=1}} -nik (genitive -niku, partitive -nikku) Inflection templates: {{et-decl-õnnelik|-ni}} Forms: -niku [genitive], -nikku [partitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], -nik [nominative, singular], -nikud [nominative, plural], -nik [accusative, nominative, singular], -nikud [accusative, nominative, plural], -niku [accusative, genitive, singular], -nikud [accusative, genitive, plural], -niku [genitive, singular], -nike [genitive, plural], -nikkude [genitive, plural], -nikku [partitive, singular], -nikke [partitive, plural], -nikkusid [partitive, plural], -nikku [illative, singular], -nikusse [illative, singular], -nikesse [illative, plural], -nikkudesse [illative, plural], -nikus [inessive, singular], -nikes [inessive, plural], -nikkudes [inessive, plural], -nikust [elative, singular], -nikest [elative, plural], -nikkudest [elative, plural], -nikule [allative, singular], -nikele [allative, plural], -nikkudele [allative, plural], -nikul [adessive, singular], -nikel [adessive, plural], -nikkudel [adessive, plural], -nikult [ablative, singular], -nikelt [ablative, plural], -nikkudelt [ablative, plural], -nikuks [singular, translative], -nikeks [plural, translative], -nikkudeks [plural, translative], -nikuni [singular, terminative], -nikeni [plural, terminative], -nikkudeni [plural, terminative], -nikuna [essive, singular], -nikena [essive, plural], -nikkudena [essive, plural], -nikuta [abessive, singular], -niketa [abessive, plural], -nikkudeta [abessive, plural], -nikuga [comitative, singular], -nikega [comitative, plural], -nikkudega [comitative, plural]
  1. Forms occupational agent nouns. (non-productive) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--nik-et-suffix-lcISQGeL Categories (other): Estonian entries with incorrect language header, Estonian õnnelik-type nominals

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "izh",
        "2": "-nikka"
      },
      "expansion": "Ingrian -nikka",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "-nieks"
      },
      "expansion": "Latvian -nieks",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "-ник"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian -ник (-nik)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Ingrian -nikka, Latvian -nieks and Russian -ник (-nik).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-niku",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikku",
      "tags": [
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "et-decl-õnnelik",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kk-k gradation",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "25/õnnelik",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nik",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikud",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nik",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikud",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-niku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikud",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-niku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nike",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikkude",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikkusid",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikusse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikesse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikkudesse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikkudes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikust",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "elative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikest",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "elative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikkudest",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "elative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikule",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "allative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikele",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "allative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikkudele",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "allative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikul",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikkudel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikult",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikelt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikkudelt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikuks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "translative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikeks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "translative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikkudeks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "translative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikuni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikeni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikkudeni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikuna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "essive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "essive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikkudena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "essive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikuta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "abessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-niketa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "abessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikkudeta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "abessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikuga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comitative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikega",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comitative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikkudega",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comitative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et",
        "10": "",
        "2": "suffixes",
        "3": "genitive",
        "4": "-niku",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "partitive",
        "8": "-nikku",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "noun-forming suffixes",
        "f1accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f2accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f3accel-form": "par|s",
        "f3request": "1",
        "f4accel-form": "par|s",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-nik (genitive -niku, partitive -nikku)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-niku",
        "2": "-nikku",
        "suff": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "-nik (genitive -niku, partitive -nikku)",
      "name": "et-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-ni"
      },
      "name": "et-decl-õnnelik"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Estonian",
  "lang_code": "et",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Estonian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Estonian õnnelik-type nominals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "kiri (“text”) + -nik → kirjanik (“writer”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "aed (“garden”) + -nik → aednik (“gardener”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "kunst (“art”) + -nik → kunstnik (“artist”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms occupational agent nouns. (non-productive)"
      ],
      "id": "en--nik-et-suffix-lcISQGeL",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-nik"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "izh",
        "2": "-nikka"
      },
      "expansion": "Ingrian -nikka",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "-nieks"
      },
      "expansion": "Latvian -nieks",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "-ник"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian -ник (-nik)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Ingrian -nikka, Latvian -nieks and Russian -ник (-nik).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-niku",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikku",
      "tags": [
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "et-decl-õnnelik",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kk-k gradation",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "25/õnnelik",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nik",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikud",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nik",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikud",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-niku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikud",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-niku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nike",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikkude",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikkusid",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikusse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikesse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikkudesse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikkudes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikust",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "elative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikest",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "elative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikkudest",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "elative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikule",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "allative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikele",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "allative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikkudele",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "allative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikul",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikkudel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikult",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikelt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikkudelt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikuks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "translative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikeks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "translative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikkudeks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "translative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikuni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikeni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikkudeni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikuna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "essive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "essive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikkudena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "essive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikuta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "abessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-niketa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "abessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikkudeta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "abessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikuga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comitative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikega",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comitative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikkudega",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comitative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et",
        "10": "",
        "2": "suffixes",
        "3": "genitive",
        "4": "-niku",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "partitive",
        "8": "-nikku",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "noun-forming suffixes",
        "f1accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f2accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f3accel-form": "par|s",
        "f3request": "1",
        "f4accel-form": "par|s",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-nik (genitive -niku, partitive -nikku)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-niku",
        "2": "-nikku",
        "suff": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "-nik (genitive -niku, partitive -nikku)",
      "name": "et-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-ni"
      },
      "name": "et-decl-õnnelik"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Estonian",
  "lang_code": "et",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Estonian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Estonian lemmas",
        "Estonian noun-forming suffixes",
        "Estonian suffixes",
        "Estonian õnnelik-type nominals"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "kiri (“text”) + -nik → kirjanik (“writer”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "aed (“garden”) + -nik → aednik (“gardener”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "kunst (“art”) + -nik → kunstnik (“artist”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms occupational agent nouns. (non-productive)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-nik"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Estonian dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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