"-nieks" meaning in Latvian

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  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Lithuanian -ininkas (note that -nieks often causes palatalization of the preceding consonant, or even occurs as -inieks, with an initial i that corresponds to the initial i of the Lithuanian suffix; e.g. tirdzinieks) and Proto-Slavic *-nikъ. The feminine form -niece is derived from -nieks with the feminine suffix -e, with palatalization of the final k to c.",
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        "Added to nouns (or sometimes to adjectives and a few verbs) to form masculine (-nieks) or feminine (-niece) agent nouns, referring to a person whose activity or occupation the original term is (like English -er), or who inhabits the place (city, country, etc.) named by the original term (like English -ian)."
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        "morpheme"
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    },
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    },
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    }
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  "word": "-nieks"
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