-нэһкь

LanguageKildin Sami

Meaning

1. Appended to noun stems, creating noun, usually denoting a professional, performer, adherent, place, object, tool or a feature.
2. noun-forming suffix
3. A suffix added to nouns to describe a person's role, a place, an object, or a characteristic related to the original word.

Examples

Part of speechsuffix

Usage noteThis is a productive suffix used to create new nouns from existing ones.

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