"-nik" meaning in Lower Sorbian

See -nik in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /nʲik/
Etymology: From Proto-Slavic *-nikъ. Etymology templates: {{inh|dsb|sla-pro|*-nikъ}} Proto-Slavic *-nikъ Head templates: {{head|dsb|suffix|cat2=noun-forming suffixes|g=m}} -nik m Inflection templates: {{dsb-decl-noun-19|-ni|k|animate=1}}, {{dsb-decl-noun-19|-ni|k}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], -nik [nominative, singular], -nika [dual, nominative], -niki [nominative, plural], -nika [genitive, singular], -nikowu [dual, genitive], -nikow [genitive, plural], -nikoju [dative, singular], -nikoma [dative, dual], -nikam [dative, plural], -nika [accusative, singular], -nikowu [accusative, dual], -niki [accusative, plural], -nikow [accusative, plural], -nikom [instrumental, singular], -nikoma [dual, instrumental], -nikami [instrumental, plural], -niku [locative, singular], -nikoma [dual, locative], -nikach [locative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], -nik [nominative, singular], -nika [dual, nominative], -niki [nominative, plural], -nika [genitive, singular], -nikowu [dual, genitive], -nikow [genitive, plural], -nikoju [dative, singular], -nikoma [dative, dual], -nikam [dative, plural], -nik [accusative, singular], -nika [accusative, dual], -niki [accusative, plural], -nikom [instrumental, singular], -nikoma [dual, instrumental], -nikami [instrumental, plural], -niku [locative, singular], -nikoma [dual, locative], -nikach [locative, plural]
  1. Forms masculine nouns referring to a performer of some action, sometimes a device; -er Tags: masculine, morpheme Related terms: -nica [feminine]
    Sense id: en--nik-dsb-suffix-YO5sgMsL Categories (other): Lower Sorbian entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dsb",
        "2": "sla-pro",
        "3": "*-nikъ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Slavic *-nikъ",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Slavic *-nikъ.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dsb-decl-noun-19",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nik",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nika",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-niki",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nika",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikowu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikow",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikoju",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikoma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nika",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikowu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-niki",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikow",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikom",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikoma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikami",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-niku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikoma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dsb-decl-noun-19",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nik",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nika",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-niki",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nika",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikowu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikow",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikoju",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikoma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nik",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nika",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-niki",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikom",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikoma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikami",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-niku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikoma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dsb",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "noun-forming suffixes",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "-nik m",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-ni",
        "2": "k",
        "animate": "1"
      },
      "name": "dsb-decl-noun-19"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-ni",
        "2": "k"
      },
      "name": "dsb-decl-noun-19"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
  "lang_code": "dsb",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Lower Sorbian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "rězaś (“to cut”) + -nik → rěznik (“butcher”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms masculine nouns referring to a performer of some action, sometimes a device; -er"
      ],
      "id": "en--nik-dsb-suffix-YO5sgMsL",
      "links": [
        [
          "-er",
          "-er"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "-nica"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nʲik/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-nik"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dsb",
        "2": "sla-pro",
        "3": "*-nikъ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Slavic *-nikъ",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Slavic *-nikъ.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dsb-decl-noun-19",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nik",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nika",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-niki",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nika",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikowu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikow",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikoju",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikoma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nika",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikowu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-niki",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikow",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikom",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikoma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikami",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-niku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikoma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dsb-decl-noun-19",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nik",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nika",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-niki",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nika",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikowu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikow",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikoju",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikoma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nik",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nika",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-niki",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikom",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikoma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikami",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-niku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikoma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-nikach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dsb",
        "2": "suffix",
        "cat2": "noun-forming suffixes",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "-nik m",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-ni",
        "2": "k",
        "animate": "1"
      },
      "name": "dsb-decl-noun-19"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-ni",
        "2": "k"
      },
      "name": "dsb-decl-noun-19"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
  "lang_code": "dsb",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "related": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "-nica"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Lower Sorbian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Lower Sorbian lemmas",
        "Lower Sorbian masculine suffixes",
        "Lower Sorbian noun-forming suffixes",
        "Lower Sorbian suffixes",
        "Lower Sorbian terms derived from Proto-Slavic",
        "Lower Sorbian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 8 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "rězaś (“to cut”) + -nik → rěznik (“butcher”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms masculine nouns referring to a performer of some action, sometimes a device; -er"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-er",
          "-er"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nʲik/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-nik"
}

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