Meaning of -ник | Babel Free

Definitions

1. From base concept nouns, forms agent nouns who execute, embark on or embody the referred concept
   masculine, morpheme
2. From base object nouns, forms derivative object nouns
   masculine, morpheme
3. From prepositions, forms subject nouns exhibiting the specified proposition
   masculine, morpheme

Examples

“път (pǎt, “road”) + -ник (-nik) → пъ́тник (pǎ́tnik, “traveler”)”

“мете́ж (metéž, “riot”) + -ник (-nik) → мете́жник (metéžnik, “rioter”)”

“ра́бота (rábota, “work”) + -ник (-nik) → рабо́тник (rabótnik, “worker”)”

“смях (smjah, “laughter”) + -ник (-nik) → смешни́к (smešník, “funnyman, clown”)”

“ум (um, “mind, reason”) + -ник (-nik) → умни́к (umník, “smart person, know-it-all”)”

“затво́р (zatvór, “jail”) + -ник (-nik) → затво́рник (zatvórnik, “inmate”)”

“па́кост (pákost, “mischief”) + -ник (-nik) → па́костник (pákostnik, “mischievous boy”)”

“свещ (svešt, “candle”) + -ник (-nik) → све́щник (svéštnik, “candelabrum”)”

“вест (vest, “a piece of news”) + -ник (-nik) → ве́стник (véstnik, “newspaper”)”

“пот (pot, “sweat”) + -ник (-nik) → по́тник (pótnik, “tank top”)”

“сбор (sbor, “sum, aggregate”) + -ник (-nik) → сбо́рник (sbórnik, “collection, anthology”)”

“проти́в (protív, “against”) + -ник (-nik) → проти́вник (protívnik, “opponent”)”

“над (nad, “over, above”) + -ник (-nik) → на́дник (nádnik, “daily wage”) (dialectal, meaning shifted from "bonus")”

“зад (zad, “behind”) + -ник (-nik) → за́дник (zádnik, “ass, butt”)”

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