-nikka

Ingrian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Compare Estonian -nik, Latvian -nieks, Russian -ник (-nik).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nikːa/

Suffix

-nikka (front vowel variant -nikkä)

  1. Forms occupational agent nouns.
    api (“help”) → apinikka (“helper”)
    töö (“work”) → töönikkä (“worker”)
    kala (“fish”) → kalanikka (“fisherman”)

Derived terms
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