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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.

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Pronunciation-nʲìːks

Part of speechsuffix

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

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Source: adapted from English Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors) via kaikki.org (Wiktextract), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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