Meaning of -ik | Babel Free

Definitions

1. a diminutive suffix
   masculine, morpheme
2. fictive suffix in case when both an occupational name in -ik and its base noun were borrowed
   masculine, morpheme
3. used to form the name of the bearer of a property from an adjective
   masculine, morpheme
4. suffix for adaptation of borrowings in -i
   masculine, morpheme

Examples

“vták (“bird”) + -ik → vtáčik (“birdie”)”

“hriešny (“sinful”) + -ik → hriešnik (“sinner”)”

“akadémia + -ik → akademik”

“chlieb + -ík → chlebík”

“Ján + -ík → Janík”

“falošný + -ík → falošník”

“baňa + -ík → baník”

“taxi + -ík → taxík”

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