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-nīks

[-nʲìːks]

suffix

LanguageLatgalian

Meaning
  1. Used to form agent nouns from verbs: -er
  2. -er
  3. A suffix added to verbs to identify a person who performs a specific action or job.
Examples

Latgalīšu volūdys pētnīks dora sovu dorbu.

The Latgalian language researcher does his work.

Pronunciation-nʲìːks

Part of speechsuffix

Usage noteThis suffix functions similarly to the English -er to denote an agent.

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-nīks in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 6 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.